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

Latest (2023)
123.48 kg/ha
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
13th
of 201 countries
All-time high
163.68 kg/ha
in 1999
All-time low
22.27 kg/ha
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023

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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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Qatar 142.34 kg/ha compare
  2. 11 Belgium 140.07 kg/ha compare
  3. 12 Switzerland 135.7 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 New Caledonia 98.3 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 Djibouti 94.79 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Slovenia 91.05 kg/ha compare

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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 201 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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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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 (%).