Germany vs Malta: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Germany
69.95 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malta
70.7 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Germany rank
51st
Malta rank
49th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Germany
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 70.7 kilograms per hectare against 69.95 kilograms per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.75 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 51st and Malta ranks 49th of 200 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.84 kilograms per hectare | 26.98 kilograms per hectare | 50.86 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 1970s | 123.39 kilograms per hectare | 30.79 kilograms per hectare | 92.6 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 1980s | 143.96 kilograms per hectare | 37.37 kilograms per hectare | 106.59 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 1990s | 118.58 kilograms per hectare | 55.84 kilograms per hectare | 62.74 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 115 kilograms per hectare | 60.8 kilograms per hectare | 54.19 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 107.54 kilograms per hectare | 55.06 kilograms per hectare | 52.47 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 74.31 kilograms per hectare | 67.25 kilograms per hectare | 7.05 kilograms per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Germany or Malta?
- Malta, at 70.7 kilograms per hectare against 69.95 kilograms per hectare in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Germany and Malta?
- 0.75 kilograms per hectare, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Malta rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Germany ranks 51st and Malta ranks 49th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.