What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Malawi and United Kingdom?

0.0003 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Kingdom?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs United Kingdom: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Malawi

0.013 tonnes per person

in 2023

United Kingdom

0.0127 tonnes per person

in 2023

Malawi rank

47th

United Kingdom rank

48th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

Malawi
United Kingdom

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.013 tonnes per person against 0.0127 tonnes per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 48th of 195 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0008 tonnes per person	0.0125 tonnes per person	0.0117 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0024 tonnes per person	0.0182 tonnes per person	0.0158 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0033 tonnes per person	0.0269 tonnes per person	0.0236 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0035 tonnes per person	0.0231 tonnes per person	0.0196 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.005 tonnes per person	0.0179 tonnes per person	0.0129 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0051 tonnes per person	0.0159 tonnes per person	0.0108 tonnes per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0069 tonnes per person	0.0138 tonnes per person	0.0068 tonnes per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Malawi or United Kingdom?: Malawi, at 0.013 tonnes per person against 0.0127 tonnes per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Malawi and United Kingdom?: 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Kingdom?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?: Malawi ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 48th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.