Nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi
Malawi: Nitrogen use efficiency was 55.8% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 55.8% for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi peaked at 117.7% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 89th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.0% | 99.9% | 117.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.5% | 74.9% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 60.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 35.6% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 47.9% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 55.8% | 76.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Malawi was 55.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 117.7% in 1967.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Malawi ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.