Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta
Malta: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 52.21 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta is 52.21 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta peaked at 95.48 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.92 kg/ha, in 1961.
Malta ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.92 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.99 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 23.18 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 23.84 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 23.95 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 24.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 28.36 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 30.13 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 35.18 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 35.99 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 36.87 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 37.81 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 30.92 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 28.72 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 31.78 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 36.13 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 42.82 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 42.5 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 41.42 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 49.85 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 35.88 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1982 | 35.84 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 46.77 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 52.97 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 55.48 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 55.52 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 58.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 56.77 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 56.82 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.09 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 57.81 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 61.43 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 60.92 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 59.89 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 77.44 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 65.49 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 73.55 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 95.48 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 76.21 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 86.48 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 80.62 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 76 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 72.99 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 69.91 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 80.66 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 82.74 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 80.31 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 75.99 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 68.55 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 62.83 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 54.2 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 57.3 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 58.44 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 59.47 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 56 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 54.16 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 41.91 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 41.54 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.99 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 2021 | 50.28 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 47.96 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 52.21 kg/ha | +8.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 52.21 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.79 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 52.21 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.14 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.36 kg/ha | 18.92 kg/ha | 35.18 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.5 kg/ha | 28.72 kg/ha | 42.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.42 kg/ha | 35.84 kg/ha | 58.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.63 kg/ha | 57.81 kg/ha | 95.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.43 kg/ha | 68.55 kg/ha | 86.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.52 kg/ha | 41.54 kg/ha | 62.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.11 kg/ha | 47.96 kg/ha | 61.99 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.39 kg/ha compare
- 28 Djibouti 53.02 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 2.23 kg/ha compare
- 29 Guyana 52.27 kg/ha compare
- 31 Pakistan 48.06 kg/ha compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 47.84 kg/ha compare
- 33 Colombia 45.47 kg/ha compare
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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)
- 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Malta was 52.21 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 95.48 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.92 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).