Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malawi
Malawi: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 83,832 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malawi stood at 83,832 t.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malawi peaked at 90,746 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,163 t, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,163 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,186 t | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 10,229 t | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 12,416 t | +21.4% |
| 1965 | 12,116 t | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 12,869 t | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 16,694 t | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 14,460 t | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 14,730 t | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 13,354 t | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 17,275 t | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 17,933 t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 17,466 t | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 17,586 t | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 16,024 t | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 16,931 t | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 18,787 t | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 18,203 t | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 17,365 t | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 16,099 t | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 16,497 t | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 17,757 t | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 16,504 t | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 17,042 t | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 17,116 t | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17,046 t | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 16,002 t | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 17,825 t | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 18,119 t | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 16,938 t | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 19,136 t | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 11,214 t | -41.4% |
| 1993 | 23,124 t | +106.2% |
| 1994 | 15,068 t | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 21,101 t | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 24,041 t | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 20,178 t | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 24,511 t | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 32,216 t | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 32,994 t | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 28,633 t | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 27,273 t | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 31,993 t | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 28,945 t | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 25,622 t | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 40,598 t | +58.4% |
| 2007 | 56,372 t | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 46,339 t | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 56,584 t | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 53,169 t | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 57,937 t | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 58,937 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60,436 t | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 69,292 t | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 59,890 t | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 56,861 t | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 73,193 t | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 66,479 t | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 74,701 t | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 80,706 t | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 90,746 t | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 83,989 t | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 83,832 t | -0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 83,832 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 42,389 t, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 83,832 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33,295 t, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 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 | +106.2% | 11,214 t | 23,124 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,763 t | 10,163 t | 16,694 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,092 t | 13,354 t | 18,787 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,001 t | 16,002 t | 18,119 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,753 t | 11,214 t | 32,216 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,535 t | 25,622 t | 56,584 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,090 t | 53,169 t | 74,701 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,818 t | 80,706 t | 90,746 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malawi?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malawi was 83,832 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90,746 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,163 t in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 residue removal — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).