Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 96,036 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi is 96,036 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 126,914 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,300 t, in 1962.
That places Malawi 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,600 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,300 t | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 2,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,000 t | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 5,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 4,987 t | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 8,593 t | +72.3% |
| 1971 | 10,302 t | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 9,709 t | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 12,442 t | +28.1% |
| 1974 | 7,453 t | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 12,888 t | +72.9% |
| 1976 | 18,887 t | +46.5% |
| 1977 | 12,832 t | -32.1% |
| 1978 | 19,563 t | +52.5% |
| 1979 | 14,449 t | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 22,800 t | +57.8% |
| 1981 | 25,733 t | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 24,200 t | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 23,116 t | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 23,603 t | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 15,931 t | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 22,715 t | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 29,847 t | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 27,201 t | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 30,300 t | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 30,000 t | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 46,000 t | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 51,800 t | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 48,000 t | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 9,060 t | -81.1% |
| 1995 | 28,202 t | +211.3% |
| 1996 | 37,900 t | +34.4% |
| 1997 | 41,200 t | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 34,800 t | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 30,000 t | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 34,588 t | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 16,781 t | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 60,083 t | +258.0% |
| 2003 | 60,989 t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71,630 t | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 66,172 t | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 82,959 t | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 84,330 t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 98,191 t | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 72,041 t | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 96,533 t | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 84,938 t | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 58,424 t | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 58,784 t | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 118,305 t | +101.3% |
| 2015 | 109,426 t | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 63,280 t | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 86,463 t | +36.6% |
| 2018 | 96,439 t | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 76,293 t | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 126,914 t | +66.4% |
| 2021 | 103,589 t | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 63,404 t | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 123,515 t | +94.8% |
| 2024 | 96,036 t | -22.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 96,036 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,771 t, 9.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 96,036 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,245 t, 6.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +258.0% | 16,781 t | 60,083 t |
| 1995 | +211.3% | 9,060 t | 28,202 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,354 t | 2,300 t | 5,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,712 t | 7,453 t | 19,563 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,545 t | 15,931 t | 30,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,696 t | 9,060 t | 51,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,776 t | 16,781 t | 98,191 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,888 t | 58,424 t | 118,305 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,692 t | 63,404 t | 126,914 t | 5 |
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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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 111.3 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 38.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi was 96,036 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 126,914 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 t in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.