Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 39.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 39.32 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi peaked at 82.52 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38.03 %, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 62.57 % | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 56.55 % | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 60.59 % | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 59.01 % | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 60.79 % | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 67.18 % | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 61.43 % | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 59.67 % | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 52.92 % | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 59.61 % | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 61.68 % | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 60.16 % | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 65.03 % | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 56.66 % | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 54.58 % | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 64.98 % | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 58.99 % | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 64.05 % | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 54.73 % | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 54.78 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 58.91 % | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 60.66 % | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 63.1 % | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 71.04 % | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 59.73 % | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 50.68 % | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 58.5 % | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 59.76 % | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 61.07 % | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 56.71 % | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 38.03 % | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 60.63 % | +59.4% |
| 1994 | 77.73 % | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 73.02 % | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 69.08 % | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 54.94 % | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 63.29 % | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 75.74 % | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 77.19 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.52 % | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 49.75 % | -39.7% |
| 2003 | 52.14 % | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 48.19 % | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 43.12 % | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 53.27 % | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 57.02 % | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 49.91 % | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 64.14 % | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 52.43 % | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 55.86 % | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 64.63 % | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 63.94 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.08 % | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 50.6 % | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 54.79 % | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 55.58 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.55 % | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 49.96 % | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 44.99 % | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 51.78 % | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 54.57 % | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 39.32 % | -28.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 39.32 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 39.32 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.05 % | 56.55 % | 67.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.87 % | 52.92 % | 65.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.19 % | 50.68 % | 71.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.02 % | 38.03 % | 77.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.72 % | 43.12 % | 82.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.14 % | 46.55 % | 64.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.66 % | 39.32 % | 54.57 % | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi was 39.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.52 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.03 % in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Malawi ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).