Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Malta
Malta: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 586 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Malta stood at 586 t.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Malta peaked at 1,159 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 187 t, in 1982.
Malta ranks 153rd 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 403 t | — |
| 1962 | 402 t | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 544 t | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 448 t | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 323 t | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 313 t | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 432 t | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 301 t | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 492 t | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 563 t | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 486 t | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 608 t | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 270 t | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 233 t | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 232 t | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 245 t | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 573 t | +133.9% |
| 1978 | 576 t | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 488 t | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 959 t | +96.5% |
| 1981 | 228 t | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 187 t | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 488 t | +161.0% |
| 1984 | 530 t | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 519 t | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 468 t | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 576 t | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 466 t | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 437 t | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 466 t | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 466 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 514 t | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 493 t | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 493 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 878 t | +78.1% |
| 1996 | 586 t | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 593 t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,159 t | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 451 t | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 755 t | +67.4% |
| 2001 | 624 t | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 660 t | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 536 t | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 527 t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 591 t | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 681 t | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 592 t | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 407 t | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 440 t | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 552 t | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 471 t | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 548 t | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 571 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 595 t | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 618 t | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 568 t | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 585 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 586 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 586 t | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 586 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 64,534 t, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 586 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20,924 t, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +161.0% | 187 t | 488 t |
| 1977 | +133.9% | 245 t | 573 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 406.44 t | 301 t | 544 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 427.4 t | 232 t | 608 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 485.8 t | 187 t | 959 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 609.9 t | 451 t | 1,159 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 581.3 t | 407 t | 755 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 568 t | 471 t | 618 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 586 t | 586 t | 586 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 150 Montenegro 1,317 t compare
- 151 Eritrea 1,292 t compare
- 152 Bhutan 643 t compare
- 154 New Caledonia 562 t compare
- 155 China, Hong Kong SAR 546 t compare
- 156 South Sudan 458 t 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Malta?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Malta was 586 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,159 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 t in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).