Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Malta
Malta: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium was 1,024 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Malta is 1,024 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Malta peaked at 1,760 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 356.33 t, in 1963.
That places Malta 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 415.5 t | — |
| 1962 | 392.67 t | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 356.33 t | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 437.19 t | +22.7% |
| 1965 | 447.61 t | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 628.15 t | +40.3% |
| 1967 | 655.82 t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 745.87 t | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 752.5 t | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 777.91 t | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 852.12 t | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 810.92 t | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 844.23 t | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 849.28 t | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 850.4 t | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 993.7 t | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 1,073 t | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1,135 t | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 1,001 t | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 1,048 t | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 867.76 t | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 982.65 t | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1,223 t | +24.5% |
| 1984 | 1,519 t | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 1,446 t | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 1,480 t | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,513 t | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1,557 t | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,544 t | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,554 t | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,607 t | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,760 t | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 1,746 t | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,642 t | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 1,429 t | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 1,417 t | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1,508 t | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1,316 t | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 1,473 t | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 1,436 t | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,574 t | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 1,484 t | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1,544 t | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,456 t | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1,495 t | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,441 t | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,491 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,417 t | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,170 t | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1,128 t | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,075 t | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,021 t | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,021 t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 990.82 t | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,047 t | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1,047 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 957.3 t | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 978.89 t | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,028 t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,185 t | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1,037 t | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 954.58 t | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 1,024 t | +7.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,024 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,756 t, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,024 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.97 t, 4.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 536.85 t | 356.33 t | 752.5 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 918.83 t | 777.91 t | 1,135 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,318 t | 867.76 t | 1,557 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,545 t | 1,316 t | 1,760 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,451 t | 1,170 t | 1,574 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,029 t | 957.3 t | 1,128 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,050 t | 954.58 t | 1,185 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 90 Brunei Darussalam 1,692 t compare
- 91 Belize 1,418 t compare
- 92 Bhutan 1,037 t compare
- 94 New Caledonia 953.54 t compare
- 95 Lesotho 822.71 t compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 664.43 t compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 in Malta?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium in Malta was 1,024 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,760 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.33 t in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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. 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 (%).