Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 71.36 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi stood at 71.36 %.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi peaked at 364.1 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 71 %, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 94th 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 274.15 % | — |
| 1962 | 318.55 % | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 274.61 % | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 302.71 % | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 304.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 311.98 % | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 359.12 % | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 320.11 % | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 296.69 % | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 260.79 % | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 253.63 % | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 299.71 % | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 266.03 % | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 340.2 % | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 364.1 % | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 227.73 % | -37.5% |
| 1977 | 199.83 % | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 195.69 % | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 205.98 % | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 162.2 % | -21.3% |
| 1981 | 194.01 % | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 201.03 % | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 103.12 % | -48.7% |
| 1984 | 90.25 % | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 149.43 % | +65.6% |
| 1986 | 138.48 % | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 108.45 % | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 87.36 % | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 85.41 % | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 105.73 % | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 105.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71 % | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 95.77 % | +34.9% |
| 1994 | 138.83 % | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 146.26 % | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 133.52 % | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 119.53 % | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 144.65 % | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 138.34 % | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 183.85 % | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 261.15 % | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 108.98 % | -58.3% |
| 2003 | 117.43 % | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 98.2 % | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 90.47 % | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 122.56 % | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 129.07 % | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 166.63 % | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 147.15 % | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 139.22 % | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 154.09 % | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 133.34 % | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 119.2 % | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 183.15 % | +53.7% |
| 2015 | 104.64 % | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 119.41 % | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 116.22 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 83.61 % | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 76.02 % | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 73.43 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.24 % | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 85.09 % | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 71.36 % | -16.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 71.36 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 122.66 %, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 71.36 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 66% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306.92 % | 274.15 % | 359.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 261.37 % | 195.69 % | 364.1 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 131.97 % | 85.41 % | 201.03 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.92 % | 71 % | 146.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.55 % | 90.47 % | 261.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.89 % | 76.02 % | 183.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.28 % | 71.36 % | 85.09 % | 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malawi was 71.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 364.1 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 % in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Malawi ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).