Malawi vs Uruguay: Fertilizer consumption
Malawi
349,440 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
345,237 tonnes
in 2023
Malawi rank
44th
Uruguay rank
45th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Malawi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 349,440 tonnes against 345,237 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 4,203 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Malawi ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,269 tonnes | 37,084 tonnes | 31,814 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 18,598 tonnes | 64,368 tonnes | 45,771 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 40,868 tonnes | 55,092 tonnes | 14,224 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 54,593 tonnes | 87,309 tonnes | 32,715 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 93,088 tonnes | 147,989 tonnes | 54,902 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 119,171 tonnes | 336,542 tonnes | 217,370 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 199,636 tonnes | 355,836 tonnes | 156,199 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Malawi or Uruguay?
- Malawi, at 349,440 tonnes against 345,237 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Malawi and Uruguay?
- 4,203 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Malawi ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 201 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).