Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 45.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 45.23 kg per square kilometre for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 298.82 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 45.23 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Malta 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 298.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 298.68 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 278.04 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 276.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 250.28 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 223.04 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1967 | 229.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 235.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 246.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 222.28 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 232.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 237.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 208.27 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 224.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 201.13 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 226 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 239.68 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 222.67 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 226.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 253.31 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 187.2 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 162.24 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 178.51 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 176.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 173.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 163.68 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 160.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 150.4 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 154.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 152.2 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 126.84 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 155.32 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 168.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 193.81 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 194.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 183.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 227.2 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 232.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 232.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 228.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 198.27 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 163.27 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 150.08 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 144.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 115.96 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 112.59 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 91.06 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 106.35 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 78.22 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 95.52 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 106.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 86.55 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 86.33 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.06 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.76 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 68 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 74.03 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 75.32 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 74.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.04 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 60.3 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.23 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 45.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.15 kg per square kilometre, 10.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 45.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.27 kg per square kilometre, 13.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 259.54 kg per square kilometre | 223.04 kg per square kilometre | 298.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 224.16 kg per square kilometre | 201.13 kg per square kilometre | 239.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 176.11 kg per square kilometre | 150.4 kg per square kilometre | 253.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 186.71 kg per square kilometre | 126.84 kg per square kilometre | 232.71 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.92 kg per square kilometre | 78.22 kg per square kilometre | 228.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.39 kg per square kilometre | 68 kg per square kilometre | 106.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.21 kg per square kilometre | 45.23 kg per square kilometre | 63.04 kg per square kilometre | 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 45.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 298.82 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.