Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Malta

Fertilizer use in Malta in 2023 — 111.8 kg/ha. Ranked 77 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 345%.

2023 111.8 kg/ha +11.21% vs 2022
World rank 77of 191
Period maximum 187.4 kg/ha1998
Period minimum 23.5 kg/ha1975

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Malta, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 25.1 kg/ha1963: 44.3 kg/ha1965: 28.7 kg/ha1967: 39.4 kg/ha1969: 44.2 kg/ha1971: 43.8 kg/ha1973: 28.5 kg/ha1975: 23.5 kg/ha1977: 49.6 kg/ha1979: 44.7 kg/ha1981: 27.8 kg/ha1983: 73.2 kg/ha1985: 60.3 kg/ha1987: 56.5 kg/ha1989: 42.7 kg/ha1991: 38.8 kg/ha1993: 41.1 kg/ha1995: 87.8 kg/ha1997: 65.9 kg/ha1999: 89.1 kg/ha2001: 113.8 kg/ha2003: 95.8 kg/ha2005: 107.2 kg/ha2007: 113.4 kg/ha2009: 57.4 kg/ha2011: 93.1 kg/ha2013: 81.5 kg/ha2015: 92.3 kg/ha2017: 93.4 kg/ha2019: 97.6 kg/ha2021: 148.6 kg/ha2023: 111.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +86.7 (+345.03%) Average annual rate: 2.44 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 111.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 111.8 +11.3 +11.21%
2022 100.5 −48.1 −32.36%
2021 148.6 +1 +0.7%
2020 147.6 +50 +51.23%
2019 97.6 +8.2 +9.12%
2018 89.4 −4 −4.25%
2017 93.4 +0.2 +0.24%
2016 93.2 +0.9 +0.93%
2015 92.3 +10.4 +12.65%
2014 81.9 +0.4 +0.55%
2013 81.5 +4 +5.23%
2012 77.4 −15.6 −16.78%
2011 93.1 +13.7 +17.2%
2010 79.4 +22 +38.4%
2009 57.4 −25.1 −30.45%
2008 82.5 −30.9 −27.23%
2007 113.4 −1.1 −0.99%
2006 114.5 +7.3 +6.83%
2005 107.2 −9.9 −8.47%
2004 117.1 +21.3 +22.24%
2003 95.8 −14.3 −12.99%
2002 110.1 −3.7 −3.22%
2001 113.8 −18.1 −13.72%
2000 131.9 +42.8 +47.97%
1999 89.1 −98.3 −52.43%
1998 187.4 +121.5 +184.38%
1997 65.9 +7.3 +12.44%
1996 58.6 −29.2 −33.26%
1995 87.8 +46.7 +113.71%
1994 41.1 +0 +0%
1993 41.1 −1.8 −4.09%
1992 42.8 +4 +10.3%
1991 38.8 −6.5 −14.34%
1990 45.3 +2.7 +6.25%
1989 42.7 −4.9 −10.33%
1988 47.6 −8.9 −15.78%
1987 56.5 +6.9 +13.95%
1986 49.6 −10.8 −17.82%
1985 60.3 −33.2 −35.47%
1984 93.5 +20.3 +27.79%
1983 73.2 +42.4 +137.94%
1982 30.8 +2.9 +10.48%
1981 27.8 −105.9 −79.19%
1980 133.8 +89.1 +199.27%
1979 44.7 −11.6 −20.63%
1978 56.3 +6.7 +13.49%
1977 49.6 +25 +101.83%
1976 24.6 +1.1 +4.61%
1975 23.5 −2.1 −8.26%
1974 25.6 −2.8 −10%
1973 28.5 −29.3 −50.73%
1972 57.8 +14 +31.99%
1971 43.8 −5.3 −10.82%
1970 49.1 +4.8 +10.96%
1969 44.2 +15.8 +55.41%
1968 28.5 −10.9 −27.73%
1967 39.4 +11.2 +39.89%
1966 28.2 −0.5 −1.88%
1965 28.7 −11.9 −29.28%
1964 40.6 −3.8 −8.49%
1963 44.3 +17.7 +66.51%
1962 26.6 +1.5 +6%
1961 25.1

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.