Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.06 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.06 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta peaked at 3.03 kg per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5738 kg per person, in 1982.
That places Malta 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.69 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 1964 | 1.39 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1965 | 1.01 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 0.993 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.39 kg per person | +39.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9776 kg per person | -29.5% |
| 1969 | 1.62 kg per person | +65.4% |
| 1970 | 1.86 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 1.61 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 2.01 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8934 kg per person | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7715 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7626 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8012 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.87 kg per person | +133.0% |
| 1978 | 1.86 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.56 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 3.03 kg per person | +94.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7148 kg per person | -76.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5738 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 1.48 kg per person | +157.3% |
| 1984 | 1.6 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.54 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.37 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 1.67 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 1.34 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 1.32 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.28 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.31 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.33 kg per person | +77.0% |
| 1996 | 1.54 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 1.55 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.01 kg per person | +94.1% |
| 1999 | 1.16 kg per person | -61.3% |
| 2000 | 1.93 kg per person | +66.3% |
| 2001 | 1.59 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.34 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.46 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.68 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.46 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9947 kg per person | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.33 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.31 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.35 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.37 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.39 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.14 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg per person | -3.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.06 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.06 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.88 kg per person, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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 | +157.3% | 0.5738 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person |
| 1977 | +133.0% | 0.8012 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 kg per person | 0.9776 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4 kg per person | 0.7626 kg per person | 2.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 kg per person | 0.5738 kg per person | 3.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 3.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 kg per person | 0.9947 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta was 1.06 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 kg per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5738 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Malta ranks 122nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.