Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta
Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area was 123.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — 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 123.48 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta peaked at 163.68 kg/ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.27 kg/ha, in 1963.
Malta ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 23.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 22.27 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 29.15 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 1965 | 31.97 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 44.87 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 1967 | 46.84 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 53.28 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 53.75 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 55.57 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 60.87 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 57.92 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 60.3 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 60.66 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 65.42 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 76.44 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 76.67 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 81.1 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 71.5 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 80.6 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 66.75 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 75.59 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 94.1 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 116.84 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 111.22 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 113.88 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 116.38 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 119.79 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 118.78 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 119.56 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 123.6 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 135.35 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 134.34 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 126.34 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 129.92 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 128.78 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 150.84 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 146.28 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 163.68 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 159.51 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 157.37 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 148.37 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 148.46 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 145.6 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 160.74 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 154.97 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 160.33 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 152.34 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 125.85 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 109.2 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 104.03 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 99.1 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 99.85 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.85 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 102.33 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 100.88 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 92.23 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 94.31 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 99.01 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 130.04 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 118.54 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 109.09 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 123.48 kg/ha | +13.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 123.48 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.36 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 123.48 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.59 kg/ha, 22.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.48 kg/ha | 22.27 kg/ha | 53.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.64 kg/ha | 55.57 kg/ha | 81.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.39 kg/ha | 66.75 kg/ha | 119.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.87 kg/ha | 119.56 kg/ha | 163.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.35 kg/ha | 125.85 kg/ha | 160.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.78 kg/ha | 92.23 kg/ha | 109.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.29 kg/ha | 109.09 kg/ha | 130.04 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 10 Qatar 142.34 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania -6.93 kg/ha compare
- 11 Belgium 140.07 kg/ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.12 kg/ha compare
- 11 Cabo Verde 8.62 kg/ha compare
- 12 Switzerland 135.7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic -8.78 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo -13 kg/ha compare
- 14 New Caledonia 98.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Djibouti 94.79 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia -19.29 kg/ha compare
- 16 Slovenia 91.05 kg/ha compare
- 16 Türkiye -19.79 kg/ha compare
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- 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 nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area in Malta was 123.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 163.68 kg/ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.27 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Malta ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 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 (%).