Malta vs Switzerland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Malta
27.74 kg/ha
in 2023
Switzerland
30.55 kg/ha
in 2023
Malta rank
25th
Switzerland rank
23rd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Malta
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 30.55 kg/ha against 27.74 kg/ha in Malta, a difference of 2.81 kg/ha.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malta ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 14.21 kg/ha 36.58 kg/ha 22.37 kg/ha Switzerland
1970s 21.25 kg/ha 43.37 kg/ha 22.12 kg/ha Switzerland
1980s 29.88 kg/ha 42.61 kg/ha 12.73 kg/ha Switzerland
1990s 40.17 kg/ha 36.61 kg/ha 3.56 kg/ha Malta
2000s 45.54 kg/ha 32.81 kg/ha 12.72 kg/ha Malta
2010s 30.84 kg/ha 32.2 kg/ha 1.36 kg/ha Switzerland
2020s 28.68 kg/ha 30.64 kg/ha 1.96 kg/ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Malta or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 30.55 kg/ha against 27.74 kg/ha in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Malta and Switzerland?
2.81 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Malta ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).