Fertiliser use in Malta
Farmers in Malta used 190.9 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Malta, 2024
190.9
Change from 2023
+71.2%
European Union, 2023
126.4 kg per hectare
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
137.7 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
43rd of 190
Fertiliser use in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 190.9 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 111.5 kg per hectare | 126.4 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 100.5 kg per hectare | 127.2 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 148.6 kg per hectare | 150.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 147.6 kg per hectare | 157.2 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 97.4 kg per hectare | 153.2 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 89.1 kg per hectare | 155.4 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 93.2 kg per hectare | 159.2 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 92.9 kg per hectare | 154.2 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 92.0 kg per hectare | 153.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 81.7 kg per hectare | 150.8 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 81.4 kg per hectare | 149.9 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 77.4 kg per hectare | 142.9 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 93.0 kg per hectare | 138.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 79.3 kg per hectare | 142.4 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 57.3 kg per hectare | 121.2 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 82.5 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 113.3 kg per hectare | 167.6 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 114.5 kg per hectare | 153.1 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 107.1 kg per hectare | 154.5 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 117.0 kg per hectare | 160.5 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 95.7 kg per hectare | 165.4 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 110.0 kg per hectare | 157.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 113.8 kg per hectare | 158.0 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 131.8 kg per hectare | 157.6 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +71.2% from 111.5 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 81.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +133.7%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 43rd highest value.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Cereal yield
4,880 kg per hectare
2017 · World Bank
Agricultural land
25.4%
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
0.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.37e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
4.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
13.75e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT