Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta
Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 14.23 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta, 1961–2023
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 176th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.51 % | — |
| 1962 | 46.23 % | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 49.62 % | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 43.06 % | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 39.99 % | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 28.87 % | -27.8% |
| 1967 | 30.26 % | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 28.06 % | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 30.53 % | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 25.28 % | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 25.38 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 28.43 % | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 26.72 % | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 26.82 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 26.62 % | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 25.53 % | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 23.26 % | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 20.38 % | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 25.04 % | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 26.68 % | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 26.44 % | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 24.36 % | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 21.8 % | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 17.36 % | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 17.88 % | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 17.62 % | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 17.61 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 17.07 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 18.43 % | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 18.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.89 % | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.98 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.77 % | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 21.2 % | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 24.51 % | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 26.88 % | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 25.66 % | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 28.28 % | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 25.88 % | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 26.18 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.45 % | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 23.87 % | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.84 % | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 24.15 % | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 22.45 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 24.11 % | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 21.85 % | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 24.95 % | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 25.41 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.02 % | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 29.97 % | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 28.46 % | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 28.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9 % | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.92 % | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 26.04 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.62 % | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 18.35 % | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 16.49 % | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 13.81 % | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 14.72 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 15.75 % | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 14.23 % | -9.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14.23 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.45 %, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14.23 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.65 %, 21% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- 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)
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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 176th out of 186 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
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 (%).