Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malta

Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 10.79 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.79 %
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
192nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
37.66 %
in 2011
All-time low
8.73 %
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malta, 1961–2023

10203040196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 10.79 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malta peaked at 37.66 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.73 %, in 2020.

Malta ranks 192nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.55 % 21.58 % 29.65 % 9
1970s 20.03 % 17.02 % 23.37 % 10
1980s 20.69 % 17.19 % 29.13 % 10
1990s 20.43 % 17.26 % 26.93 % 10
2000s 27.37 % 23.2 % 33.32 % 10
2010s 29.9 % 12.19 % 37.66 % 10
2020s 10.5 % 8.73 % 11.51 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malta?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Malta was 10.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 37.66 % in 2011.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 8.73 % in 2020.
How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Malta ranks 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).