Fertiliser use in Malawi
Farmers in Malawi used 36.6 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
36.6
Change from 2023
−19.5%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
128th of 190
Fertiliser use in Malawi over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.6 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 45.4 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 23.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 41.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 47.5 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 29.4 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 34.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 34.0 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 23.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 42.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 39.8 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 29.3 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 26.4 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 30.4 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 37.4 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 30.8 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 34.9 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 37.9 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 36.8 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 30.5 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 34.4 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 31.1 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 29.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 9.6 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 18.1 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −19.5% from 45.4 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 39.8 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −8.1%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 128th highest value.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Cereal yield
1,878 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
65.0%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
92.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.31e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
22.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT