Urea — Export quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Urea — Export quantity was 389.52 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Urea — Export quantity in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 389.52 t for urea — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — export quantity in Malawi peaked at 8,000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.05 t, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 90th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urea — Export quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80.17 t | — |
| 2003 | 875.9 t | +992.6% |
| 2004 | 1,818 t | +107.6% |
| 2005 | 1,032 t | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 60 t | -94.2% |
| 2012 | 15 t | -75.0% |
| 2013 | 400 t | +2566.7% |
| 2014 | 8,000 t | +1900.0% |
| 2017 | 3,500 t | -56.2% |
| 2018 | 654 t | -81.3% |
| 2019 | 150 t | -77.1% |
| 2020 | 3.05 t | -98.0% |
| 2021 | 63.5 t | +1982.0% |
| 2022 | 5,000 t | +7774.0% |
| 2023 | 566 t | -88.7% |
| 2024 | 389.52 t | -31.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 389.52 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 384.76 t, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 389.52 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 389.52 t, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Export 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +7774.0% | 63.5 t | 5,000 t |
| 2013 | +2566.7% | 15 t | 400 t |
| 2021 | +1982.0% | 3.05 t | 63.5 t |
| 2014 | +1900.0% | 400 t | 8,000 t |
| 2003 | +992.6% | 80.17 t | 875.9 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 773.21 t | 60 t | 1,818 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,120 t | 15 t | 8,000 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,204 t | 3.05 t | 5,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 87 Burkina Faso 530 t compare
- 88 New Zealand 415.54 t compare
- 89 Uruguay 396.24 t compare
- 91 Niger 380 t compare
- 92 Zambia 324.75 t compare
- 93 Bangladesh 283.74 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 urea — export quantity in Malawi?
- Urea — export quantity in Malawi was 389.52 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest urea — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 t in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for urea — export quantity?
- Malawi ranks 90th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — export quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. 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 Urea — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf