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

Latest (2024)
96,036 t
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
84th
of 212 countries
All-time high
126,914 t
in 2020
All-time low
2,300 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, 1961 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +258.0% 16,781 t 60,083 t
1995 +211.3% 9,060 t 28,202 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 81 Norway 99,336 t compare
  2. 82 Mozambique 98,849 t compare
  3. 83 Zimbabwe 96,590 t compare
  4. 85 Croatia 90,886 t compare
  5. 86 Portugal 90,669 t compare
  6. 87 Sudan (former) 87,550 t compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
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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.