Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta
Malta: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 27.74 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta is 27.74 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta peaked at 50.78 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.37 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Malta 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10.96 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 12.05 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 12.91 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 13.66 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 14.23 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 15.82 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 17.93 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 19.94 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 19.97 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 21.11 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 20.86 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 18.69 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 17.48 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 19.4 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 22.2 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 24.46 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 24.22 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.13 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 25.86 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 22.17 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 22.45 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 27.43 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 31.24 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 32.99 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 33.41 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 34.42 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 34.26 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 34.52 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 35.14 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 34.95 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 37 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 36.82 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.14 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 43.65 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 38.33 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 43.1 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 50.78 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 45.79 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 49.27 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 47.5 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 44.07 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 43.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 41.34 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 47.42 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 47.84 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.18 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.28 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 40.97 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 36.54 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 31.57 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 32.88 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 33.38 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.72 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 33.61 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.86 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 30.47 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.3 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 22.05 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.89 kg/ha | +58.2% |
| 2021 | 26.82 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 25.27 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 27.74 kg/ha | +9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 27.74 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.65 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 27.74 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +58.2% | 22.05 kg/ha | 34.89 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.21 kg/ha | 10.37 kg/ha | 19.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.25 kg/ha | 17.48 kg/ha | 24.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.88 kg/ha | 22.17 kg/ha | 34.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.17 kg/ha | 34.95 kg/ha | 50.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.54 kg/ha | 40.97 kg/ha | 49.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.84 kg/ha | 22.05 kg/ha | 36.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.68 kg/ha | 25.27 kg/ha | 34.89 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 21 Costa Rica 31.58 kg/ha compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 4.67 kg/ha compare
- 22 Switzerland 30.55 kg/ha compare
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 25 China 27.39 kg/ha compare
- 26 China, mainland 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 27 Norway 24.76 kg/ha compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
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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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta was 27.74 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 50.78 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.37 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Leaching — 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 (%).