Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta
Malta: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 15.22 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — 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 15.22 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 45.8% on the previous year and up 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta peaked at 21.91 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5533 kg/ha, in 1961.
Malta ranks 59th 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 potassium per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5533 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5859 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 3.01 kg/ha | +413.5% |
| 1964 | 3.32 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1965 | 1.36 kg/ha | -58.9% |
| 1966 | 1.54 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 2.13 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 1968 | 1.78 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 2.79 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 1970 | 2.25 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 4.15 kg/ha | +84.2% |
| 1972 | 7.11 kg/ha | +71.4% |
| 1973 | 5.93 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 5.93 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.04 kg/ha | -65.5% |
| 1976 | 2.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.25 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 5.69 kg/ha | +152.6% |
| 1979 | 2.9 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 1980 | 20.43 kg/ha | +603.3% |
| 1981 | 3.26 kg/ha | -84.1% |
| 1982 | 5.81 kg/ha | +78.4% |
| 1983 | 12.39 kg/ha | +113.2% |
| 1984 | 18.64 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 1985 | 6.26 kg/ha | -66.4% |
| 1986 | 3.96 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 1987 | 3.77 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 3.96 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 3 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 2.75 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 3.76 kg/ha | +36.9% |
| 1992 | 4.77 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 5.79 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 6.8 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 9.23 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 10.43 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 12.79 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 15.68 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1999 | 12.08 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 13.83 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 16.6 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 14.53 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 14.92 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.91 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 2005 | 14.19 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 12.49 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 15.89 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 11.78 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg/ha | -90.2% |
| 2010 | 7.87 kg/ha | +578.7% |
| 2011 | 19.52 kg/ha | +148.0% |
| 2012 | 6.93 kg/ha | -64.5% |
| 2013 | 7.22 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.08 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 9.98 kg/ha | +64.0% |
| 2016 | 11.91 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 10.87 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 10.63 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.19 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.65 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 10.43 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 15.22 kg/ha | +45.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15.22 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.25 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15.22 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.64 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +603.3% | 2.9 kg/ha | 20.43 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +578.7% | 1.16 kg/ha | 7.87 kg/ha |
| 1963 | +413.5% | 0.5859 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 kg/ha | 0.5533 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.03 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 7.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.15 kg/ha | 3 kg/ha | 20.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.41 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 15.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 21.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.62 kg/ha | 6.08 kg/ha | 19.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9 kg/ha | 10.43 kg/ha | 15.65 kg/ha | 4 |
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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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta was 15.22 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5533 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malta ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.7%. 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 potassium 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 (%).