Australia vs Malawi: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
6.63 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malawi
7.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
105th
Malawi rank
103rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 7.15 kilograms per hectare against 6.63 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.52 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 kilograms per hectare | 0.5678 kilograms per hectare | 2.24 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.15 kilograms per hectare | 1.41 kilograms per hectare | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.82 kilograms per hectare | 2.55 kilograms per hectare | 3.28 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.34 kilograms per hectare | 2.1 kilograms per hectare | 6.23 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.1 kilograms per hectare | 3.07 kilograms per hectare | 4.04 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.02 kilograms per hectare | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 2.13 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.91 kilograms per hectare | 5.88 kilograms per hectare | 2.03 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 7.15 kilograms per hectare against 6.63 kilograms per hectare in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Malawi?
- 0.52 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 105th and Malawi ranks 103rd 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 Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.