Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta

Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 14.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.23 %
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
191st
of 201 countries
All-time high
49.62 %
in 1963
All-time low
13.81 %
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta is 14.23 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta peaked at 49.62 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 13.81 %, in 2020.

That places Malta 191st out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.9 % 28.06 % 49.62 % 9
1970s 25.35 % 20.38 % 28.43 % 10
1980s 20.52 % 17.07 % 26.68 % 10
1990s 22.54 % 17.89 % 28.28 % 10
2000s 23.73 % 21.84 % 26.18 % 10
2010s 26.16 % 16.49 % 29.97 % 10
2020s 14.63 % 13.81 % 15.75 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta?
Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta was 14.23 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 49.62 % in 1963.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 13.81 % in 2020.
How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
Malta ranks 191st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 potassium use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 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 (%).