Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 4.86 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi stood at 4.86 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 93.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi peaked at 6.39 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.415 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Malawi 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4716 kg/ha | 0.415 kg/ha | 0.5497 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 kg/ha | 0.4517 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 kg/ha | 0.9651 kg/ha | 2.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 kg/ha | 1.09 kg/ha | 3.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 4.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 kg/ha | 2.51 kg/ha | 6.39 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 111 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.43 kg/ha compare
- 112 Bulgaria 5.18 kg/ha compare
- 113 Cambodia 5.02 kg/ha compare
- 115 Zimbabwe 4.68 kg/ha compare
- 117 North Macedonia 4.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,306 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 12,609 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malawi was 4.86 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.415 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 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 (%).