Malawi vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Malawi
35.84 kg/ha
in 2023
Small island developing States (SIDS)
7.17 kg/ha
in 2023
Malawi rank
9th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
9th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Malawi
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 35.84 kg/ha against 7.17 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 28.67 kg/ha.

That makes Malawi's figure about 5.0 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
1960s 19.04 kg/ha 12.03 kg/ha 7.01 kg/ha Malawi
1970s 19.07 kg/ha 10.98 kg/ha 8.1 kg/ha Malawi
1980s 16.78 kg/ha 10.36 kg/ha 6.42 kg/ha Malawi
1990s 12.24 kg/ha 8.66 kg/ha 3.58 kg/ha Malawi
2000s 18.25 kg/ha 7.5 kg/ha 10.75 kg/ha Malawi
2010s 30.17 kg/ha 8.66 kg/ha 21.51 kg/ha Malawi
2020s 34.58 kg/ha 7.49 kg/ha 27.09 kg/ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Malawi or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Malawi, at 35.84 kg/ha against 7.17 kg/ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Malawi and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
28.67 kg/ha, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Malawi ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).