Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 0.1 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Malawi, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1 t for sodium nitrate — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in Malawi peaked at 117.15 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 133rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.43 t | — |
| 2005 | 30.02 t | +1135.4% |
| 2007 | 28 t | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 55.36 t | +97.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1 t | -99.8% |
| 2011 | 26.1 t | +26000.0% |
| 2013 | 117.15 t | +348.9% |
| 2014 | 27.27 t | -76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.05 t | -99.8% |
| 2019 | 0.05 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 t | +320.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 t | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1 t | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1 t | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.54 t, 19% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.25 t, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26000.0% | 0.1 t | 26.1 t |
| 2005 | +1135.4% | 2.43 t | 30.02 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.18 t | 0.1 t | 55.36 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.12 t | 0.05 t | 117.15 t | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.14 t | 0.1 t | 0.21 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 130 Suriname 0.19 t compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 0.17 t compare
- 132 Madagascar 0.13 t compare
- 134 Bhutan 0.09 t compare
- 135 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.08 t compare
- 135 Gabon 0.08 t 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 sodium nitrate — import quantity in Malawi?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in Malawi was 0.1 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 117.15 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- Malawi ranks 133rd out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sodium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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