How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Portugal: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises

Malta

0.0811 kg per person

in 2020

Portugal

0.088 kg per person

in 2020

Malta rank

42nd

Portugal rank

39th

Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied capita volatilises over time

Malta
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.088 kg per person against 0.0811 kg per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0069 kg per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1322 kg per person	0.0465 kg per person	0.0857 kg per person	Malta
1970s	0.2326 kg per person	0.0547 kg per person	0.1778 kg per person	Malta
1980s	0.2275 kg per person	0.0696 kg per person	0.158 kg per person	Malta
1990s	0.1403 kg per person	0.0697 kg per person	0.0705 kg per person	Malta
2000s	0.1482 kg per person	0.0639 kg per person	0.0844 kg per person	Malta
2010s	0.083 kg per person	0.0766 kg per person	0.0064 kg per person	Malta
2020s	0.0811 kg per person	0.088 kg per person	0.0069 kg per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n), Malta or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.088 kg per person against 0.0811 kg per person in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) between Malta and Portugal?: 0.0069 kg per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?: Malta ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,696 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.