India vs Malawi: Fertilizer use per capita
India
1.31 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Malawi
1.42 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
India rank
87th
Malawi rank
84th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- India
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in India, a difference of 0.11 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
India ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2033 Kilograms per capita | 0.23 Kilograms per capita | 0.0267 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.632 Kilograms per capita | 0.539 Kilograms per capita | 0.093 Kilograms per capita | India |
| 1980s | 1.06 Kilograms per capita | 0.733 Kilograms per capita | 0.329 Kilograms per capita | India |
| 1990s | 1.28 Kilograms per capita | 0.509 Kilograms per capita | 0.774 Kilograms per capita | India |
| 2000s | 1.97 Kilograms per capita | 0.782 Kilograms per capita | 1.19 Kilograms per capita | India |
| 2010s | 1.96 Kilograms per capita | 0.882 Kilograms per capita | 1.08 Kilograms per capita | India |
| 2020s | 1.64 Kilograms per capita | 1.21 Kilograms per capita | 0.425 Kilograms per capita | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, India or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.42 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between India and Malawi?
- 0.11 Kilograms per capita, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Malawi rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- India ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 84th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.