Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.95 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi stood at 1.95 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi peaked at 2.15 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4216 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Malawi 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7917 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8163 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7118 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8391 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 0.723 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7476 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 1.02 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8161 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8034 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7309 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8958 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9052 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8512 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8498 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7713 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8127 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9111 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8949 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8601 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8429 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8205 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8449 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8001 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8146 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8077 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7639 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7173 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7984 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7787 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7123 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.779 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4216 kg/ha | -45.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9821 kg/ha | +132.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6553 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8749 kg/ha | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9642 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7974 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9427 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 1.19 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 1.29 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.09 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.948 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.823 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3 kg/ha | +57.7% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 1.46 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 1.77 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.69 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.85 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.89 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.88 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.93 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.58 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.82 kg/ha | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 1.62 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.81 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.91 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.15 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.97 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.95 kg/ha | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.95 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.95 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +132.9% | 0.4216 kg/ha | 0.9821 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8072 kg/ha | 0.7118 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8483 kg/ha | 0.7309 kg/ha | 0.9111 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7989 kg/ha | 0.7173 kg/ha | 0.8449 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8319 kg/ha | 0.4216 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 kg/ha | 0.823 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi was 1.95 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4216 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).