Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta
Malta: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.1 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.1 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta peaked at 20.33 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2813 kg/ha, in 2009.
Malta ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2907 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3078 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.72 kg/ha | +457.8% |
| 1964 | 1.74 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8409 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8409 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.37 kg/ha | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 1.21 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 1.12 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 1.15 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4049 kg/ha | -64.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7163 kg/ha | +76.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6644 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6125 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6037 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6037 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.06 kg/ha | +75.4% |
| 1978 | 1.87 kg/ha | +76.5% |
| 1979 | 1.37 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 10.93 kg/ha | +697.9% |
| 1981 | 1.84 kg/ha | -83.1% |
| 1982 | 3.05 kg/ha | +65.5% |
| 1983 | 6.57 kg/ha | +115.4% |
| 1984 | 10.06 kg/ha | +53.1% |
| 1985 | 3.59 kg/ha | -64.3% |
| 1986 | 2.18 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 1.44 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1988 | 1.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9391 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 1990 | 1.17 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg/ha | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 2.31 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 2.87 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 3.44 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 4.73 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 1996 | 5.4 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 6.68 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 8.24 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 6.35 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 7.27 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 8.72 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 7.04 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 11.47 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 2005 | 6.05 kg/ha | -47.3% |
| 2006 | 5.53 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 6.42 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 5.67 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2813 kg/ha | -95.0% |
| 2010 | 3 kg/ha | +965.3% |
| 2011 | 5.53 kg/ha | +84.5% |
| 2012 | 2.67 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 2013 | 3.03 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.77 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.71 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 5.38 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 5.29 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.86 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 4.58 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 19.53 kg/ha | +326.5% |
| 2021 | 20.33 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.38 kg/ha | -78.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1 kg/ha | -6.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.1 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.31 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.1 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.95 kg/ha, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +965.3% | 0.2813 kg/ha | 3 kg/ha |
| 1980 | +697.9% | 1.37 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +457.8% | 0.3078 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +326.5% | 4.58 kg/ha | 19.53 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 kg/ha | 0.2907 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9056 kg/ha | 0.4049 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 kg/ha | 0.9391 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 kg/ha | 1.17 kg/ha | 8.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.53 kg/ha | 0.2813 kg/ha | 11.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 kg/ha | 2.67 kg/ha | 5.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 kg/ha | 4.1 kg/ha | 20.33 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Malta was 4.1 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2813 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Malta ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).