Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 77.13 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia is 77.13 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia peaked at 86.25 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.68 %, in 1973.
That places Malaysia 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.02 % | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 70.71 % | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 59.84 % | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 56.9 % | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 56.16 % | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 56.55 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 62.58 % | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 57.84 % | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 56.23 % | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 55.72 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 52.75 % | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 44.68 % | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 64.96 % | +45.4% |
| 1975 | 64.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 61.53 % | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 58.07 % | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 56.59 % | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 53.27 % | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 56.03 % | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 63.01 % | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 66.07 % | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 54.31 % | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 49.14 % | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 52.3 % | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 58.02 % | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 53.97 % | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 53.2 % | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 52.59 % | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 54.26 % | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 56.77 % | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 52.18 % | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 57.78 % | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 57.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.8 % | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 67 % | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 55.3 % | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 45.05 % | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 60.79 % | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 63.23 % | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 67.03 % | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 59.36 % | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 57.35 % | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 48.61 % | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 50.91 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 52.05 % | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.34 % | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 54 % | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 58.78 % | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 52.24 % | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 55.87 % | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 58.21 % | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 60.24 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 62.63 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 68.66 % | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 59.25 % | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 70.87 % | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 76.6 % | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 81.98 % | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 81.41 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.71 % | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 86.25 % | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 77.13 % | -10.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 77.13 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 77.13 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.85 %, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.88 % | 56.16 % | 70.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.87 % | 44.68 % | 64.96 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.86 % | 49.14 % | 66.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.79 % | 45.05 % | 67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.17 % | 48.61 % | 67.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.65 % | 52.24 % | 81.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.37 % | 72.71 % | 86.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malaysia was 77.13 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.68 % in 1973.
- How does Malaysia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).