Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 22,789 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi stood at 22,789 t.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 35,117 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 633 t, in 1975.
Malawi ranks 88th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,170 t | — |
| 1962 | 850 t | -27.4% |
| 1963 | 850 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 850 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 999 t | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,390 t | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 2,868 t | +106.3% |
| 1972 | 1,912 t | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 2,585 t | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 1,242 t | -52.0% |
| 1975 | 633 t | -49.0% |
| 1976 | 3,244 t | +412.5% |
| 1977 | 5,337 t | +64.5% |
| 1978 | 5,313 t | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4,969 t | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 6,232 t | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 4,854 t | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 5,200 t | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 12,552 t | +141.4% |
| 1984 | 16,000 t | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 8,239 t | -48.5% |
| 1986 | 8,240 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,748 t | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 17,307 t | +61.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 13,000 t | -27.8% |
| 1991 | 16,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 14,000 t | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 21,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 7,223 t | -65.6% |
| 1995 | 10,317 t | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 14,300 t | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 12,600 t | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 11,900 t | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 16,600 t | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 11,416 t | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 5,396 t | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 18,022 t | +234.0% |
| 2003 | 20,662 t | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 23,747 t | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 19,676 t | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 24,016 t | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 25,369 t | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12,489 t | -50.8% |
| 2009 | 20,614 t | +65.1% |
| 2010 | 17,680 t | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 13,969 t | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 20,497 t | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 25,542 t | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 11,677 t | -54.3% |
| 2015 | 26,745 t | +129.0% |
| 2016 | 14,406 t | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 24,073 t | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 19,152 t | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 20,109 t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 32,126 t | +59.8% |
| 2021 | 35,117 t | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 19,554 t | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 28,200 t | +44.2% |
| 2024 | 22,789 t | -19.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 22,789 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,012 t, 4.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 22,789 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,289 t, 5.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +412.5% | 633 t | 3,244 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 968.78 t | 850 t | 1,170 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,949 t | 633 t | 5,337 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,737 t | 4,854 t | 18,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,694 t | 7,223 t | 21,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,141 t | 5,396 t | 25,369 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,385 t | 11,677 t | 26,745 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,557 t | 19,554 t | 35,117 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 phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malawi was 22,789 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 35,117 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 633 t in 1975.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.2%. 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 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 phosphate P2O5 (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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use with 115 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.