How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

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 Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Malta: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Estonia

9.37 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malta

9.39 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Estonia rank

113th

Malta rank

112th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Estonia
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 9.39 kilograms per hectare against 9.37 kilograms per hectare in Estonia, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.

Estonia ranks 113th and Malta ranks 112th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.73 kilograms per hectare	16.73 kilograms per hectare	12 kilograms per hectare	Malta
2000s	10.77 kilograms per hectare	14.97 kilograms per hectare	4.2 kilograms per hectare	Malta
2010s	11.77 kilograms per hectare	9.12 kilograms per hectare	2.65 kilograms per hectare	Estonia
2020s	13.44 kilograms per hectare	27.73 kilograms per hectare	14.29 kilograms per hectare	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Estonia or Malta?: Malta, at 9.39 kilograms per hectare against 9.37 kilograms per hectare in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Estonia and Malta?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malta?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Malta rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Estonia ranks 113th and Malta ranks 112th of 201 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 Phosphate 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.