Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Malta
Malta: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 34.01 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Malta is 34.01 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Malta peaked at 177.89 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.62 t, in 2009.
Malta ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.23 t | — |
| 1962 | 5.23 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 27.47 t | +425.0% |
| 1964 | 26.16 t | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 11.77 t | -55.0% |
| 1966 | 11.77 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.18 t | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 17 t | -11.4% |
| 1969 | 15.7 t | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 16.13 t | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 5.67 t | -64.9% |
| 1972 | 10.03 t | +76.9% |
| 1973 | 9.3 t | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 8.57 t | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 7.85 t | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 7.85 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.82 t | +88.9% |
| 1978 | 26.16 t | +76.5% |
| 1979 | 19.18 t | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 142.14 t | +640.9% |
| 1981 | 23.98 t | -83.1% |
| 1982 | 39.68 t | +65.5% |
| 1983 | 85.46 t | +115.4% |
| 1984 | 130.8 t | +53.1% |
| 1985 | 46.65 t | -64.3% |
| 1986 | 28.34 t | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 18.75 t | -33.8% |
| 1988 | 18.75 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.21 t | -34.9% |
| 1990 | 15.26 t | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 22.62 t | +48.2% |
| 1992 | 29.98 t | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 37.33 t | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 44.69 t | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 52.05 t | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 59.41 t | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 66.76 t | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 74.12 t | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 57.12 t | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 65.4 t | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 87.2 t | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 68.02 t | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 73.25 t | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 114.67 t | +56.5% |
| 2005 | 56.24 t | -51.0% |
| 2006 | 51.45 t | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 59.73 t | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 52.76 t | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.62 t | -95.0% |
| 2010 | 30.96 t | +1083.3% |
| 2011 | 57.12 t | +84.5% |
| 2012 | 27.47 t | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 30.96 t | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 28.34 t | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 37.93 t | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 55.81 t | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 54.94 t | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 40.11 t | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 47.52 t | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 177.89 t | +274.3% |
| 2021 | 177.89 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.37 t | -78.4% |
| 2023 | 34.01 t | -11.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 34.01 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,641 t, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 34.01 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,153 t, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 | +1083.3% | 2.62 t | 30.96 t |
| 1980 | +640.9% | 19.18 t | 142.14 t |
| 1963 | +425.0% | 5.23 t | 27.47 t |
| 2020 | +274.3% | 47.52 t | 177.89 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5 t | 5.23 t | 27.47 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.56 t | 5.67 t | 26.16 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.67 t | 12.21 t | 142.14 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.93 t | 15.26 t | 74.12 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.13 t | 2.62 t | 114.67 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.11 t | 27.47 t | 57.12 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.04 t | 34.01 t | 177.89 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Guinea 70.63 t compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 54.06 t compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 50.58 t compare
- 159 Comoros 33.14 t compare
- 160 Maldives 31.83 t compare
- 161 Bahrain 27.9 t compare
- 161 French Polynesia 27.9 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 phosphorus in Malta?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Malta was 34.01 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 177.89 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 t in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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. 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 (%).