Malawi vs Myanmar: Fertilizer use per capita
Malawi
1.42 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Myanmar
1.53 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Malawi rank
84th
Myanmar rank
83rd
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.53 Kilograms per capita against 1.42 Kilograms per capita in Malawi, a difference of 0.11 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Myanmar ranks 83rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.23 Kilograms per capita | 0.0756 Kilograms per capita | 0.1544 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.539 Kilograms per capita | 0.058 Kilograms per capita | 0.481 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.733 Kilograms per capita | 0.23 Kilograms per capita | 0.503 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.509 Kilograms per capita | 0.117 Kilograms per capita | 0.392 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.782 Kilograms per capita | 0.213 Kilograms per capita | 0.569 Kilograms per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.882 Kilograms per capita | 0.911 Kilograms per capita | 0.029 Kilograms per capita | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.21 Kilograms per capita | 1.65 Kilograms per capita | 0.435 Kilograms per capita | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.53 Kilograms per capita against 1.42 Kilograms per capita in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.11 Kilograms per capita, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Myanmar ranks 83rd 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.