Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 75 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi stood at 75 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.8% on the previous year and up 219.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi peaked at 75 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.42 kg/ha, in 2001.
That places Malawi 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 10.39 kg/ha | 9.13 kg/ha | 11.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.52 kg/ha | 9.65 kg/ha | 15.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.4 kg/ha | 8.5 kg/ha | 18.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.23 kg/ha | 5.44 kg/ha | 24.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.06 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha | 30.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.51 kg/ha | 22.23 kg/ha | 46.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.34 kg/ha | 39.72 kg/ha | 75 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi was 75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 75 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.5%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).