Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 39.02 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi is 39.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi peaked at 39.02 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.14 kg/ha, in 1966.
Malawi ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.9 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.33 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 6.64 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 6.36 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 6.14 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 7.29 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1968 | 6.5 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 6.46 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 6.54 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.22 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 7.46 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 7.8 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 7.81 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.89 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 8.45 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 9.45 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 9.35 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.41 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.85 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 9.83 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 9.88 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.93 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 10.12 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.26 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.64 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 9.5 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 10.11 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 10.07 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.1 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.41 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 9.3 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 12.24 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 10.76 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 12.44 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 13.86 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 13.27 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 14.2 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 15.39 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 17.57 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 18.15 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 14 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 15.4 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 16.36 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13.02 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 17.43 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 19.95 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 19.51 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.44 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 21.99 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 22.96 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 24.68 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 26.48 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 32.3 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 29.88 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 28.66 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 33.16 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 32.79 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 34.79 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 36.25 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 38.02 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 37.59 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 39.02 kg/ha | +3.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 39.02 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.96 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 39.02 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.19 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6 kg/ha | 6.14 kg/ha | 7.29 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.14 kg/ha | 6.54 kg/ha | 9.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.92 kg/ha | 9.5 kg/ha | 10.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3 kg/ha | 9.3 kg/ha | 15.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.38 kg/ha | 13.02 kg/ha | 22.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.77 kg/ha | 21.99 kg/ha | 34.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.72 kg/ha | 36.25 kg/ha | 39.02 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi was 39.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.02 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Malawi rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).