All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Malta
Malta: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 1,257 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,257 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
6th
of 170 countries
All-time high
2,506 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
604.1 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Malta stood at 1,257 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 2,506 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 604.1 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malta ranks 6th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 696.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 669.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 604.1 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 641.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 651.31 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 872.65 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1967 | 916.73 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 954.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 943.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 997.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 972.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,011 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1,062 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1,083 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1,248 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1,129 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 992.15 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 993.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,165 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1984 | 1,844 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 2,014 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 2,123 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,174 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2,216 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,214 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,271 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,506 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 2,502 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,431 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,160 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 2,032 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 2,127 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,110 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 2,106 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,075 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,030 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,915 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2,019 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1,986 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,958 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,735 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 1,708 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 1,444 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,481 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,260 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,295 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 1,257 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,257 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.06 kg per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,257 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.61 kg per square kilometre, 481.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 782.44 kg per square kilometre | 604.1 kg per square kilometre | 1,035 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,106 kg per square kilometre | 943.95 kg per square kilometre | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,710 kg per square kilometre | 992.15 kg per square kilometre | 2,216 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | 2,506 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,989 kg per square kilometre | 1,735 kg per square kilometre | 2,106 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | 1,254 kg per square kilometre | 1,708 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Malta?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Malta was 1,257 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,506 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 604.1 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) 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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) 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.