Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 35.84 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 35.84 kg/ha for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi peaked at 35.98 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.39 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Malawi 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.68 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 19.78 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 19.18 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 18.73 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 17.79 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 19.85 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 18.27 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 18.87 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 18.92 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 19.82 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 19.68 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 18.57 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 18.31 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 18.62 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 19.01 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 19.66 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 19.29 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 18.85 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 20.52 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 19.49 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 18.55 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 15.89 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 14.97 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 15.16 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 16.26 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 17.43 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 16.46 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 13.1 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 12.04 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 11.63 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 10.39 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 10.92 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 12.32 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 11.29 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 12.57 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 13.06 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 13.89 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 14.26 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 14.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 15.96 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 16.47 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 18.96 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 17.37 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 15.63 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 18.88 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 21.64 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 20.36 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 22.7 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 23.84 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 26.24 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 28.81 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 30.65 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 31.37 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.32 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 29.86 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.98 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 33.24 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 32.43 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 33.73 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 33.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.86 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 35.84 kg/ha | +2.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 35.84 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.63 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 35.84 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.23 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.04 kg/ha | 17.79 kg/ha | 19.85 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.07 kg/ha | 18.31 kg/ha | 19.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.78 kg/ha | 13.1 kg/ha | 20.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.24 kg/ha | 10.39 kg/ha | 14.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.25 kg/ha | 14.5 kg/ha | 22.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.17 kg/ha | 23.84 kg/ha | 35.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.58 kg/ha | 33.73 kg/ha | 35.84 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 6 Uruguay 41.26 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 40.53 kg/ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 13.42 kg/ha compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 17.51 kg/ha compare
- 8 Guyana 36.2 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 kg/ha compare
- 10 India 34.46 kg/ha compare
- 11 Nepal 34.43 kg/ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 4.49 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Senegal 33.26 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi?
- Biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi was 35.84 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 35.98 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.39 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).