Malawi vs Northern Africa: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

Malawi
150,540 t
in 2023
Northern Africa
325,430 t
in 2023
Malawi rank
23rd
Northern Africa rank
14th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Malawi
  • Northern Africa
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How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 325,430 t against 150,540 t in Malawi, a difference of 174,890 t.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 14th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 31,698 t 110,790 t 79,092 t Northern Africa
1970s 39,404 t 160,262 t 120,858 t Northern Africa
1980s 36,486 t 152,752 t 116,266 t Northern Africa
1990s 30,794 t 175,046 t 144,252 t Northern Africa
2000s 59,886 t 193,332 t 133,446 t Northern Africa
2010s 115,787 t 287,240 t 171,453 t Northern Africa
2020s 144,687 t 374,512 t 229,825 t Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Malawi or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 325,430 t against 150,540 t in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Malawi and Northern Africa?
174,890 t, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Northern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Northern Africa rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
Malawi ranks 23rd and Northern Africa ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).