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.

Measure: Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land Unit: Kilograms per hectare of arable land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2024 190.9 Kilograms per hectare of arable land
Change from 2023 +71.2% 2023: 111.5 kg per hectare
European Union, 2023 126.4 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Malta (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 137.7 kg per hectare Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 43rd of 190 See the full ranking

Fertiliser use in Malta over time

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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land (kilograms per hectare of arable land), 2000 to 2024
Period MaltaEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.CON.FERT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Malta
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)