Malawi vs Zambia: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area

Malawi
19.96 kg/ha
in 2023
Zambia
18.78 kg/ha
in 2023
Malawi rank
88th
Zambia rank
90th

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19.96 kg/ha against 18.78 kg/ha in Zambia, a difference of 1.18 kg/ha.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 90th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.64 kg/ha 4.57 kg/ha 3.06 kg/ha Malawi
1970s 8.26 kg/ha 6.03 kg/ha 2.23 kg/ha Malawi
1980s 7.8 kg/ha 8.03 kg/ha 0.2333 kg/ha Zambia
1990s 8.21 kg/ha 6.88 kg/ha 1.33 kg/ha Malawi
2000s 11.41 kg/ha 9.45 kg/ha 1.96 kg/ha Malawi
2010s 16.47 kg/ha 17.66 kg/ha 1.19 kg/ha Zambia
2020s 20.27 kg/ha 19.82 kg/ha 0.4545 kg/ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 19.96 kg/ha against 18.78 kg/ha in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area between Malawi and Zambia?
1.18 kg/ha, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Malawi ranks 88th and Zambia ranks 90th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 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
233 places, 13,500 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 (%).