Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta
Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 11.62 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta stood at 11.62 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta peaked at 41.78 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6.36 %, in 2020.
Malta ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 41.78 % | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 40.17 % | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 37.7 % | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 35.17 % | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 27.07 % | -23.0% |
| 1967 | 27.64 % | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 22.71 % | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 23.33 % | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 19.62 % | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 20.23 % | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 22.66 % | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 21.64 % | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 22.09 % | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 22.98 % | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 22.42 % | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 19.78 % | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 18.08 % | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 20.94 % | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 20.83 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 23.16 % | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 23.66 % | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 19.16 % | -19.0% |
| 1984 | 13.78 % | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 14.69 % | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 14.56 % | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 14.69 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 14.21 % | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 14.66 % | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 14.76 % | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.08 % | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 14.37 % | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 14.63 % | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.69 % | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 16.96 % | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 19.39 % | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 21.98 % | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 23.69 % | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 22.69 % | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 22.37 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.19 % | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 22.15 % | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 19.52 % | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 20.76 % | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 21.63 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 22.95 % | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 22.3 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.68 % | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 28.75 % | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 28.58 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.25 % | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 31.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.43 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.27 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 29.81 % | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 28.99 % | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 33.07 % | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 14.32 % | -56.7% |
| 2019 | 13.13 % | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 6.36 % | -51.6% |
| 2021 | 7.73 % | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 12.87 % | +66.4% |
| 2023 | 11.62 % | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 11.62 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.04 %, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 11.62 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.31 %, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +66.4% | 7.73 % | 12.87 % |
| 2018 | -56.7% | 33.07 % | 14.32 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.89 % | 22.71 % | 41.78 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.04 % | 18.08 % | 22.98 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.34 % | 13.78 % | 23.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.82 % | 14.08 % | 23.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.43 % | 19.19 % | 28.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.58 % | 13.13 % | 33.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 % | 6.36 % | 12.87 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Malta was 11.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.78 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 % in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 phosphorus use efficiency. 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 (%).