Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 586 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Malta recorded 586 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 1,159 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 187 t, in 1982.
Malta ranks 169th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 403 t | — |
| 1962 | 402 t | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 544 t | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 448 t | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 323 t | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 313 t | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 432 t | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 301 t | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 492 t | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 563 t | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 486 t | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 608 t | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 270 t | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 233 t | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 232 t | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 245 t | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 573 t | +133.9% |
| 1978 | 576 t | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 488 t | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 959 t | +96.5% |
| 1981 | 228 t | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 187 t | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 488 t | +161.0% |
| 1984 | 530 t | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 519 t | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 468 t | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 576 t | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 466 t | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 437 t | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 466 t | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 466 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 513 t | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 492 t | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 492 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 878 t | +78.5% |
| 1996 | 586 t | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 593 t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,159 t | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 451 t | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 754 t | +67.2% |
| 2001 | 624 t | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 659 t | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 535 t | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 526 t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 590 t | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 681 t | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 591 t | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 407 t | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 439 t | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 551 t | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 470 t | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 548 t | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 571 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 594 t | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 617 t | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 568 t | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 585 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 585 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 585 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 586 t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 586 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 586 t | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 586 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,859 t, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 586 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,794 t, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +161.0% | 187 t | 488 t |
| 1977 | +133.9% | 245 t | 573 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 406.44 t | 301 t | 544 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 427.4 t | 232 t | 608 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 485.8 t | 187 t | 959 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 609.6 t | 451 t | 1,159 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 580.6 t | 407 t | 754 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 567.4 t | 470 t | 617 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 586 t | 586 t | 586 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 166 French Guiana 1,060 t compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 927 t compare
- 168 Bhutan 641 t compare
- 170 Réunion 578 t compare
- 171 New Caledonia 562 t compare
- 172 China, Hong Kong SAR 545 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 642.54 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -47.51 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malta?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Malta was 586 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,159 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 t in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.