Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 549.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 549.51 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta peaked at 1,087 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 175.31 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Malta ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 377.81 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 376.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 510 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 420 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 302.81 kg per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 293.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 405 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 282.19 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 461.25 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 527.81 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 455.62 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 570 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 253.12 kg per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 218.44 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 217.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 229.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 537.19 kg per square kilometre | +133.9% |
| 1978 | 540 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 457.5 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 899.06 kg per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1981 | 213.75 kg per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 175.31 kg per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 457.5 kg per square kilometre | +161.0% |
| 1984 | 496.88 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 486.56 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 438.75 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 540 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 436.88 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 409.69 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 437.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 437.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 481.63 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 461.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 461.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 823.15 kg per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 1996 | 549.42 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 556.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 422.81 kg per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 707.54 kg per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 2001 | 585.45 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 618.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 502.48 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 494.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 553.96 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 638.67 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 554.81 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 381.75 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 412.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 517.43 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 441.37 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 514.03 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 535.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 557.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 579.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 532.64 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 548.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 549.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 549.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 549.51 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 549.51 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.08 kg per square kilometre, 11.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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% | 175.31 kg per square kilometre | 457.5 kg per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +133.9% | 229.69 kg per square kilometre | 537.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 381.04 kg per square kilometre | 282.19 kg per square kilometre | 510 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 400.69 kg per square kilometre | 217.5 kg per square kilometre | 570 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 455.44 kg per square kilometre | 175.31 kg per square kilometre | 899.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 571.76 kg per square kilometre | 422.81 kg per square kilometre | 1,087 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 544.96 kg per square kilometre | 381.75 kg per square kilometre | 707.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.5 kg per square kilometre | 441.37 kg per square kilometre | 579.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | 549.51 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 24 Romania 604.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 578.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Italy 577.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 539.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 516.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ukraine 514.46 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 611,521 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 109.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0784 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0171 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Malta was 549.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 175.31 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.