China vs Malawi: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
China
2.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
2.91 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
20th
Malawi rank
18th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1754 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0356 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1398 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.5931 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1348 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4583 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2603 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3786 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6871 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9004 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, China or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between China and Malawi?
- 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Malawi rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.