Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta
Malta: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta stood at 1.75 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.7% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta peaked at 11.84 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.75 kg/ha, in 2023.
Malta ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.08 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 5.04 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.05 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.4 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 4.66 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 5.68 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1968 | 5.61 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 5.96 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 5.42 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 6.05 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 6.96 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 6.01 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 6.35 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 6.9 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 7.01 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.71 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 7.13 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 7.97 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 8.1 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 9.24 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 9.11 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 8.38 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 7.15 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 7.13 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.25 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.19 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.51 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 7.52 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.25 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 7.24 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.42 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.43 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.28 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.43 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 10.88 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 10.41 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 10.85 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.6 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 11.31 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 10.39 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 10.89 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 11.64 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 10.21 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 11.83 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 11.84 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.56 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.78 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.64 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.96 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 10.94 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.77 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.76 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 11.01 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.76 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 2.65 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.56 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.26 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 2.26 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.75 kg/ha | -22.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.75 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 17% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.75 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.39 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -75.0% | 11.01 kg/ha | 2.76 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.25 kg/ha | 4.66 kg/ha | 5.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.52 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha | 7.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9 kg/ha | 7.13 kg/ha | 9.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.57 kg/ha | 7.24 kg/ha | 10.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.02 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 11.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha | 11.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta was 1.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.84 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. 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 residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).