Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta
Malta: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 20.49 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta stood at 20.49 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta peaked at 57.69 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.21 kg/ha, in 1966.
Malta ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.52 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.86 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 21.94 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 22.04 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 21.3 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 18.21 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 20.32 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 20.78 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 23.63 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 18.8 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 1971 | 20.7 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 23 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 21.99 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 22.23 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 23.73 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 26.2 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 23.24 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 20.76 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 23.88 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 29.33 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 23.99 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1982 | 24.34 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 26.23 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 24.55 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 24.21 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 24.35 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24.88 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 24.66 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 26.83 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 26.93 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 26.93 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.67 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 31.03 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 34 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 42.19 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 47.35 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 52.06 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 57.69 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 57.14 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 56.56 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 45.56 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 46.52 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.49 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 46.35 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 46.54 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.24 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 44.83 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 50.64 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 42.88 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 42.51 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.52 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 39.42 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 40.34 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 41.31 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.7 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 35.52 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.98 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 19.56 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 20.84 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 20.46 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.39 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.49 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20.49 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.21 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20.49 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.4 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.73 kg/ha | 18.21 kg/ha | 23.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.45 kg/ha | 18.8 kg/ha | 26.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.34 kg/ha | 23.99 kg/ha | 29.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5 kg/ha | 26.93 kg/ha | 57.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.06 kg/ha | 41.49 kg/ha | 56.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.91 kg/ha | 19.56 kg/ha | 44.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 kg/ha | 20.39 kg/ha | 20.84 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 90 Cambodia 20.78 kg/ha compare
- 91 Argentina 20.62 kg/ha compare
- 92 French Polynesia 20.57 kg/ha compare
- 94 Pakistan 20.42 kg/ha compare
- 95 United Arab Emirates 20.37 kg/ha compare
- 96 Yugoslav SFR 20.08 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta was 20.49 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.21 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).