Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta is 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Malta 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9781 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9406 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1970 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8438 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7281 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.725 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7656 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +133.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7125 tonnes per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +161.0% |
| 1984 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 1996 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1999 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2000 | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +67.4% |
| 2001 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7098 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3226 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre 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 | +161.0% | 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +133.9% | 0.7656 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9406 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.725 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 30 Romania 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Italy 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 El Salvador 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 35 Costa Rica 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Ukraine 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Malta was 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.