Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta
Malta: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta is 0.0011 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.003 tonnes per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 tonnes per person, in 1982.
Malta ranks 138th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1965 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1966 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +39.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +65.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +133.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +94.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -76.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +157.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +76.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +94.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -61.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +66.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0011 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 10% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0011 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0025 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +157.3% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +133.0% | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 135 United Arab Emirates 0.0011 tonnes per person compare
- 136 Rwanda 0.0011 tonnes per person compare
- 137 Palestine 0.0011 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Lesotho 0.0009 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0.0009 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Malta was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 tonnes per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Malta ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.