Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 12.37 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.37 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Malaysia peaked at 26.37 kg/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.82 kg/cap, in 1963.
That places Malaysia 59th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.01 kg/cap | 2.82 kg/cap | 5.27 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.95 kg/cap | 6.15 kg/cap | 10.89 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.56 kg/cap | 9.55 kg/cap | 15.77 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.19 kg/cap | 12.23 kg/cap | 19.04 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.02 kg/cap | 14.11 kg/cap | 26.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.89 kg/cap | 8.34 kg/cap | 24.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 kg/cap | 9.81 kg/cap | 13.39 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 56 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.25 kg/cap compare
- 57 Yugoslav SFR 13.19 kg/cap compare
- 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.61 kg/cap compare
- 60 Chile 12.19 kg/cap compare
- 61 Guatemala 12.15 kg/cap compare
- 62 Slovenia 12.08 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.33 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 26,142 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 12,792 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 650,242 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 658,658 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Malaysia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Malaysia was 12.37 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 kg/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 kg/cap in 1963.
- How does Malaysia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf