Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta
Malta: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 143.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 143.96 kg/ha for input — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta peaked at 220.82 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 41.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Malta 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 42.96 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 44.21 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 51.19 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 53.28 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 63.08 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 67.17 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 74.06 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 77.38 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 74.36 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 81.57 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 80.93 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 82.29 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 82.9 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 89.14 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 102.64 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 99.92 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 101.86 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 95.39 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 109.94 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 90.74 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 99.93 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 120.33 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 141.4 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 135.43 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 138.24 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 141.25 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 144.44 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 145.61 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 146.49 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 150.52 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 165.03 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 165.38 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 160.34 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 172.1 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 176.12 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 202.91 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 203.96 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 220.82 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 216.07 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 202.93 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 194.89 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 189.95 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 191.95 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 207.28 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 204.22 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 205.16 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 202.97 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 168.73 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 151.72 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 148.54 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 138.52 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 140.19 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 138.17 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 140.03 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 136.4 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 129.2 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 115.5 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 118.57 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 150.88 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 139 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 129.48 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 143.96 kg/ha | +11.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 143.96 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.69 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 143.96 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.58 kg/ha, 5.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.21 kg/ha | 41.6 kg/ha | 77.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.1 kg/ha | 74.36 kg/ha | 102.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.73 kg/ha | 90.74 kg/ha | 145.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.37 kg/ha | 146.49 kg/ha | 220.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.41 kg/ha | 168.73 kg/ha | 216.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.68 kg/ha | 115.5 kg/ha | 151.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.83 kg/ha | 129.48 kg/ha | 150.88 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.65 kg/ha compare
- 12 Djibouti 175.91 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 11.63 kg/ha compare
- 13 Switzerland 168.94 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 161 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 7.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Türkiye 7.69 kg/ha compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 139.42 kg/ha compare
- 16 Caribbean 22.56 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 132.6 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.08 kg/ha compare
- 18 Malaysia 132.36 kg/ha compare
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 input — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta was 143.96 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 220.82 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Input — Cropland potassium 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 (%).