Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,832 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta is 1,832 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta peaked at 3,622 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 584.38 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Malta ranks 27th of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,256 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 1,400 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 1,009 kg per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 978.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 1,350 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 940.62 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 1,538 kg per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 1,519 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1,900 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 843.75 kg per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 728.12 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 725 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 765.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1,791 kg per square kilometre | +133.9% |
| 1978 | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 2,997 kg per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1981 | 712.5 kg per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 584.38 kg per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | +161.0% |
| 1984 | 1,656 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1,622 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 1,800 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,605 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 1,540 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1,540 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,744 kg per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 1996 | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 1,854 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,622 kg per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 1,409 kg per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 2,358 kg per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 2001 | 1,952 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1,675 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 1,647 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,847 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 2,129 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 1,849 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1,713 kg per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 1,786 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,858 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,775 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1,830 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,830 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,832 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,832 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 160.26 kg per square kilometre, 11.4× 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 | +161.0% | 584.38 kg per square kilometre | 1,525 kg per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +133.9% | 765.62 kg per square kilometre | 1,791 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,270 kg per square kilometre | 940.62 kg per square kilometre | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | 725 kg per square kilometre | 1,900 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | 584.38 kg per square kilometre | 2,997 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,906 kg per square kilometre | 1,409 kg per square kilometre | 3,622 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,817 kg per square kilometre | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | 2,358 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,775 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | 1,832 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 24 Romania 2,015 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Sri Lanka 1,927 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Italy 1,926 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 1,799 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 1,721 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ukraine 1,715 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta was 1,832 kg per square kilometre 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 3,622 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 584.38 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Malta ranks 27th 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.