Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta
Malta: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta stood at 0 kg per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Malta peaked at 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Malta ranks 150th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -62.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +97.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +57.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -76.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +176.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +84.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -62.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +70.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 9% 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 | +176.4% | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 147 French Polynesia 0 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Central African Republic 0 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Palau 0 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 0 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Tuvalu 0 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 0 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 174 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 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.