Malta vs Spain: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Malta
18.29 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Spain
18.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malta rank
63rd
Spain rank
61st
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.48 kilograms per hectare against 18.29 kilograms per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Malta ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 kilograms per hectare | 4.78 kilograms per hectare | 2.49 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.85 kilograms per hectare | 12.8 kilograms per hectare | 7.95 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.82 kilograms per hectare | 14.75 kilograms per hectare | 4.93 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.25 kilograms per hectare | 24.51 kilograms per hectare | 12.26 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 16.54 kilograms per hectare | 23.13 kilograms per hectare | 6.58 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 12.8 kilograms per hectare | 21.32 kilograms per hectare | 8.53 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.77 kilograms per hectare | 21.26 kilograms per hectare | 4.48 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.48 kilograms per hectare against 18.29 kilograms per hectare in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Malta and Spain?
- 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Malta ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 61st 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.