Malawi vs Southern Africa: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Malawi
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 35.84 kg/ha against 15.37 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 20.47 kg/ha.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 9th and Southern Africa ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.04 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 15.91 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 1970s | 19.07 kg/ha | 3.09 kg/ha | 15.99 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 1980s | 16.78 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha | 13.99 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.24 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 9.82 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.25 kg/ha | 3.04 kg/ha | 15.21 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 2010s | 30.17 kg/ha | 7 kg/ha | 23.18 kg/ha | Malawi |
| 2020s | 34.58 kg/ha | 12.14 kg/ha | 22.45 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 Southern Africa?
- Malawi, at 35.84 kg/ha against 15.37 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Malawi and Southern Africa?
- 20.47 kg/ha, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Southern Africa rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Southern Africa ranks 10th 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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About this data
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 (%).