Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) in Malawi
Malawi: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) was 23,042 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malawi is 23,042 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 35,161 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 850 t, in 1962.
Malawi ranks 85th of 217 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) 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 | 2,499 t | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 1,569 t | -37.2% |
| 1975 | 1,076 t | -31.4% |
| 1976 | 3,244 t | +201.5% |
| 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 | 29,288 t | +133.3% |
| 1985 | 8,239 t | -71.9% |
| 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 | 21,600 t | +66.2% |
| 1992 | 8,400 t | -61.1% |
| 1993 | 21,000 t | +150.0% |
| 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 | 8,987 t | +66.5% |
| 2003 | 6,861 t | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 6,364 t | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19,170 t | +201.2% |
| 2006 | 10,939 t | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 16,111 t | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 11,129 t | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 18,135 t | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 15,677 t | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 13,680 t | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 18,854 t | +37.8% |
| 2013 | 24,570 t | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 17,147 t | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 26,377 t | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 14,223 t | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 23,982 t | +68.6% |
| 2018 | 18,991 t | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 20,121 t | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 32,142 t | +59.7% |
| 2021 | 35,161 t | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 23,605 t | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 30,460 t | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 23,042 t | -24.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 23,042 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,028 t, 4.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 23,042 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,000 t, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 968.78 t | 850 t | 1,170 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,018 t | 1,076 t | 5,337 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,066 t | 4,854 t | 29,288 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,694 t | 7,223 t | 21,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,451 t | 5,396 t | 19,170 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,362 t | 13,680 t | 26,377 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,882 t | 23,042 t | 35,161 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0833 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 19.62 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malawi was 23,042 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 35,161 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 t in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 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) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity with 117 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.