Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta
Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 161.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta is 161.75 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta peaked at 263.02 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.46 kg/ha, in 1961.
Malta ranks 21st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.88 kg/ha | 58.46 kg/ha | 103.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.44 kg/ha | 86.47 kg/ha | 130.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.95 kg/ha | 96.26 kg/ha | 175.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 196.08 kg/ha | 174.33 kg/ha | 263.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.48 kg/ha | 164.9 kg/ha | 233.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.87 kg/ha | 123.7 kg/ha | 152.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 164.87 kg/ha | 147.57 kg/ha | 194.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bangladesh 168.08 kg/ha compare
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Malta
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 32,846 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 32,846 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 424 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 23 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 10,502 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 172 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 55,919 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 13,419 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta was 161.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 263.02 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.46 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).