Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1,800 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malta is 1,800 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 85.6% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 4,086 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 187 t, in 1982.
That places Malta 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 | 439 t | +40.3% |
| 1968 | 301 t | -31.4% |
| 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 | 700 t | +60.2% |
| 1991 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,200 t | +71.4% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,159 t | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 451 t | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 450 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 300 t | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 753 t | +151.0% |
| 2003 | 550 t | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 651 t | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 626 t | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,382 t | +280.5% |
| 2007 | 654 t | -72.5% |
| 2008 | 358 t | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 383 t | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 391 t | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 389 t | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,959 t | +403.6% |
| 2013 | 3,391 t | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 3,866 t | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 4,086 t | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2,122 t | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 625 t | -70.5% |
| 2018 | 1,291 t | +106.6% |
| 2019 | 772 t | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 1,331 t | +72.4% |
| 2021 | 1,205 t | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 3,520 t | +192.1% |
| 2023 | 970 t | -72.4% |
| 2024 | 1,800 t | +85.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +403.6% | 389 t | 1,959 t |
| 2006 | +280.5% | 626 t | 2,382 t |
| 2022 | +192.1% | 1,205 t | 3,520 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407.22 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 | 921 t | 451 t | 1,200 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 710.7 t | 300 t | 2,382 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,889 t | 389 t | 4,086 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,765 t | 970 t | 3,520 t | 5 |
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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)
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- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malta?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Malta was 1,800 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,086 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 t in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import quantity 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.