Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Malta
Malta: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity was 85 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Malta is 85 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Malta peaked at 320 t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1991.
Malta ranks 180th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.67 t | 12 t | 60 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.5 t | 32 t | 120 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.6 t | 47 t | 320 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.5 t | 0 t | 213 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 162 t | 101 t | 233 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.3 t | 75 t | 190 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.8 t | 85 t | 157 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 177 Saint Lucia 106 t compare
- 178 Polynesia 101 t compare
- 179 Ethiopia PDR 100 t compare
- 180 French Polynesia 85 t compare
- 182 Afghanistan 80 t compare
- 183 Comoros 77 t compare
- 183 Equatorial Guinea 77 t compare
More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Malta?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity in Malta was 85 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 320 t in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf