Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 3.37 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.37 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi peaked at 4.06 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 kg/ha, in 1975.
Malawi ranks 120th 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3751 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2538 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2454 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2376 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2473 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2405 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.247 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2335 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2272 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3246 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1971 | 0.62 kg/ha | +91.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4033 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5324 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2554 kg/ha | -52.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1333 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6826 kg/ha | +412.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 kg/ha | +64.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.37 kg/ha | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.61 kg/ha | +151.7% |
| 1984 | 3.24 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1985 | 1.66 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1986 | 1.59 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.06 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 3.32 kg/ha | +60.7% |
| 1989 | 3.38 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.38 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 2.81 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 2.51 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 3.77 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 1.41 kg/ha | -62.5% |
| 1995 | 1.85 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1996 | 2.46 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 2.13 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 1.9 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.56 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 2000 | 1.73 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7895 kg/ha | -54.3% |
| 2002 | 2.64 kg/ha | +234.0% |
| 2003 | 2.88 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 3.31 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 2.58 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 3.05 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 3.22 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 2009 | 2.47 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 2010 | 2.12 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.68 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 2.46 kg/ha | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 3.01 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 1.34 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 2015 | 3.02 kg/ha | +125.8% |
| 2016 | 1.61 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 2017 | 2.65 kg/ha | +64.8% |
| 2018 | 2.08 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 2.15 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.61 kg/ha | +67.8% |
| 2021 | 4.06 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 2.13 kg/ha | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 3.37 kg/ha | +58.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.37 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7541 kg/ha, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.37 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +412.1% | 0.1333 kg/ha | 0.6826 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2564 kg/ha | 0.2272 kg/ha | 0.3751 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6179 kg/ha | 0.1333 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 3.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 3.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 kg/ha | 0.7895 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 3.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.29 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | 4.06 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 117 Suriname 3.69 kg/ha compare
- 118 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.48 kg/ha compare
- 119 Sudan (former) 3.45 kg/ha compare
- 121 North Macedonia 3.29 kg/ha compare
- 122 Russian Federation 3.09 kg/ha compare
- 123 Djibouti 2.91 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malawi was 3.37 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Malawi rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).