Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.72 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia stood at 1.72 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia peaked at 2.1 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3247 kg/ha, in 1967.
Malaysia ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3621 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3595 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3725 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3832 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3594 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3457 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3247 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3634 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3248 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4007 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4986 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6533 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7964 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9685 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 1.09 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.31 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 1.21 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.62 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 1.68 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.79 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.78 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.77 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.73 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.88 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.85 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.84 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.9 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.1 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.87 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.93 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.02 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.02 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.03 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.09 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.95 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.79 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.81 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.86 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.82 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.84 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.84 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.83 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.71 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.76 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.72 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.81 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.75 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.78 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.79 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.76 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.08 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 1.98 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.93 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.82 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.86 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.78 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.89 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.72 kg/ha | -4.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.72 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.53 kg/ha, 20% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.72 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.54 kg/ha, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.355 kg/ha | 0.3247 kg/ha | 0.3832 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9716 kg/ha | 0.4007 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malaysia was 1.72 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3247 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Malaysia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malaysia ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — 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 (%).