Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Malta
Malta: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 0.16 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.16 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Malta peaked at 0.93 kg/cap in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1991.
That places Malta 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.1033 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.203 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.364 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.93 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.088 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.43 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.391 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.292 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 0.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 0.18 kg/cap compare
- 155 Haiti 0.18 kg/cap compare
- 155 Pakistan 0.18 kg/cap compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.16 kg/cap compare
- 160 Kazakhstan 0.15 kg/cap compare
- 161 Grenada 0.14 kg/cap compare
- 161 Liberia 0.14 kg/cap 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) — use per capita in Malta?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Malta was 0.16 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 kg/cap in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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) — Use per capita. 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