Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malta
Malta: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 23.41 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malta stood at 23.41 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malta peaked at 280.75 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.41 t, in 2023.
Malta ranks 174th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 168.85 t | — |
| 1962 | 168.77 t | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 160.79 t | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 153.05 t | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 153.01 t | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 130.61 t | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 151.07 t | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 144.28 t | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 155.1 t | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 142.54 t | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 161.03 t | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 181.39 t | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 176.06 t | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 155.96 t | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 157.36 t | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 175.29 t | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 195.94 t | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 185.26 t | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 198.81 t | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 210.04 t | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 224.26 t | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 270.69 t | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 264.17 t | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 229.75 t | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 196.5 t | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 197.35 t | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 199.64 t | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 198.1 t | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 206.75 t | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 210.79 t | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 201.82 t | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 202.28 t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 206.22 t | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 203.89 t | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 169 t | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 207.79 t | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 233.17 t | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 199.26 t | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 206.52 t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 211.45 t | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 216.67 t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 256.3 t | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 248.41 t | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 240.57 t | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 238.84 t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 211 t | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 250.58 t | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 253.99 t | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 251.78 t | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 280.75 t | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 273.54 t | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 260.22 t | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 256.98 t | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 249.62 t | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 225.96 t | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 254.44 t | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 264.81 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 46.28 t | -82.5% |
| 2019 | 44.45 t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 37.73 t | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 31.98 t | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 31.98 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.41 t | -26.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.41 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,726 t, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 23.41 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,058 t, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 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 | -82.5% | 264.81 t | 46.28 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.95 t | 130.61 t | 168.85 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 172.96 t | 142.54 t | 198.81 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.72 t | 196.5 t | 270.69 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 204.07 t | 169 t | 233.17 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.96 t | 211 t | 256.3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.7 t | 44.45 t | 280.75 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.28 t | 23.41 t | 37.73 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 residue removal — cropland potassium in Malta?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Malta was 23.41 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 280.75 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.41 t in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Malta ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 potassium. 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 (%).