Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 1.33 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.33 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 85.0%
World rank
40th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.35 t per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0244 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 1.33 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 85.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.35 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 t per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Malawi 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0276 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0318 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0424 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.053 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0911 t per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1892 t per square kilometre | +107.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1212 t per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0976 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0763 t per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1265 t per square kilometre | +65.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1901 t per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1361 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2075 t per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1533 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2418 t per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2567 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2452 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2504 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.169 t per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2409 t per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3166 t per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2885 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3214 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3182 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4879 t per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5494 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5091 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0961 t per square kilometre | -81.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2991 t per square kilometre | +211.3% |
| 1996 | 0.402 t per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1997 | 0.437 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3691 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3182 t per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3669 t per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.178 t per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4577 t per square kilometre | +157.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4024 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3506 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.718 t per square kilometre | +104.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4079 t per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8116 t per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2008 | 0.941 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6854 t per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8515 t per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9102 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6709 t per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 0.925 t per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 1 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8118 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7189 t per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +85.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.33 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0374 t per square kilometre, 35.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.33 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0723 t per square kilometre, 18.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0356 t per square kilometre | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | 0.053 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1389 t per square kilometre | 0.0763 t per square kilometre | 0.2075 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2603 t per square kilometre | 0.169 t per square kilometre | 0.3214 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3786 t per square kilometre | 0.0961 t per square kilometre | 0.5494 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5319 t per square kilometre | 0.178 t per square kilometre | 0.941 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9838 t per square kilometre | 0.6709 t per square kilometre | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 t per square kilometre | 0.7189 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre in Malawi was 1.33 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 t per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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) — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.