Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi
Malawi: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 48.59 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi is 48.59 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi peaked at 49.57 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.06 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Malawi 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.61 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.81 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 15.3 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 16.31 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 15.25 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 15.08 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 18.69 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 1968 | 16.33 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 16.34 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.59 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 18.11 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 18.55 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 18.13 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 17.95 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 17.38 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 18.76 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 20.85 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 20.54 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 20.35 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 21.04 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 21.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 21.27 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 20.43 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 20.53 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.85 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 20.1 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 19.4 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 20.82 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 19.86 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 19.01 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 21.39 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 15.06 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 23.18 kg/ha | +53.9% |
| 1994 | 18.98 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 22.82 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 24.64 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 21.54 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 23.19 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 25.86 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 27.47 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 25.59 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 22.74 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 25.04 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 24.07 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.61 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 28.13 kg/ha | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 32.83 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 30.07 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 35.4 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.87 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 40.62 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 41.62 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 46.03 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 39.06 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 36.14 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 44.14 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 40.91 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 44.3 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 46.17 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 49.57 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 47.72 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 48.59 kg/ha | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 48.59 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.23 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 48.59 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.1 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3 kg/ha | 15.08 kg/ha | 18.69 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.62 kg/ha | 15.59 kg/ha | 20.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.54 kg/ha | 19.4 kg/ha | 21.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.57 kg/ha | 15.06 kg/ha | 25.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.09 kg/ha | 19.61 kg/ha | 35.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.39 kg/ha | 34.2 kg/ha | 46.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.01 kg/ha | 46.17 kg/ha | 49.57 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 73 Slovenia 50.58 kg/ha compare
- 74 Czechoslovakia 50.01 kg/ha compare
- 75 Yugoslav SFR 48.96 kg/ha compare
- 77 French Polynesia 47.66 kg/ha compare
- 78 New Zealand 46.33 kg/ha compare
- 79 Estonia 46.13 kg/ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malawi was 48.59 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 49.57 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.06 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).