Malta vs Switzerland: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Malta
9.39 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Switzerland
9.77 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malta rank
112th
Switzerland rank
109th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 9.77 kilograms per hectare against 9.39 kilograms per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.38 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Malta ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.41 kilograms per hectare | 84.64 kilograms per hectare | 82.24 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 84.01 kilograms per hectare | 81.78 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 9.65 kilograms per hectare | 70.13 kilograms per hectare | 60.48 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.05 kilograms per hectare | 44.03 kilograms per hectare | 31.99 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 14.97 kilograms per hectare | 24.73 kilograms per hectare | 9.77 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 9.12 kilograms per hectare | 23.54 kilograms per hectare | 14.42 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 27.73 kilograms per hectare | 14.43 kilograms per hectare | 13.3 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, Malta or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 9.77 kilograms per hectare against 9.39 kilograms per hectare in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.38 kilograms per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Malta ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 109th 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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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.