All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Malta
Malta: All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre was 2,677 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Malta stood at 2,677 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 6,714 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,163 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: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,288 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,284 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 2,325 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 2,483 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 2,624 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 2,785 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 3,453 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 3,592 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 3,489 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 3,859 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 3,613 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 3,666 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3,460 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 3,579 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 4,126 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 4,454 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 4,398 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4,516 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 3,754 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 4,146 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 4,269 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 4,808 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 5,517 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 5,890 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 6,056 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 6,092 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6,232 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 6,329 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,409 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6,372 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 6,714 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6,709 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,570 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 6,130 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 5,673 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 5,807 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 5,330 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 5,735 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 5,749 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 6,447 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 5,855 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 6,232 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5,636 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 5,968 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 5,887 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5,931 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,089 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,266 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 5,036 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4,361 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 4,435 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4,442 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,461 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,407 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,279 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,027 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2,701 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 2,661 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,051 kg per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 2021 | 2,751 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 2,540 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 2,677 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,677 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 454.28 kg per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,677 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.8 kg per square kilometre, 31.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied to soils (N) … Animals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +52.2% | 2,661 kg per square kilometre | 4,051 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,666 kg per square kilometre | 2,163 kg per square kilometre | 3,592 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,916 kg per square kilometre | 3,460 kg per square kilometre | 4,516 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,309 kg per square kilometre | 3,754 kg per square kilometre | 6,329 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,145 kg per square kilometre | 5,330 kg per square kilometre | 6,714 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,906 kg per square kilometre | 5,266 kg per square kilometre | 6,447 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,081 kg per square kilometre | 2,661 kg per square kilometre | 5,036 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,005 kg per square kilometre | 2,540 kg per square kilometre | 4,051 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Malta?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Malta was 2,677 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6,714 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,163 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.