All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 803.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Malta is 803.24 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Malta peaked at 2,014 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 648.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Malta 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 686.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 685.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 648.89 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 697.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 744.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 787.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 835.56 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 1,084 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,074 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,319 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,355 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1,442 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 1,767 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 1,817 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,828 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,870 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,899 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,923 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,912 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,014 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,971 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,839 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1,702 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,599 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1,720 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1,725 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1,756 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,870 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1,691 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1,790 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,766 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,779 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,827 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,580 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1,511 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,308 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,338 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,208 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 810.25 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 798.22 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 2021 | 825.38 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 761.87 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 803.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 803.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.28 kg per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 803.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.14 kg per square kilometre, 31.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 798.22 kg per square kilometre | 1,215 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 799.9 kg per square kilometre | 648.89 kg per square kilometre | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,175 kg per square kilometre | 1,038 kg per square kilometre | 1,355 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,593 kg per square kilometre | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | 1,899 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,843 kg per square kilometre | 1,599 kg per square kilometre | 2,014 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 kg per square kilometre | 1,580 kg per square kilometre | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | 798.22 kg per square kilometre | 1,511 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 901.43 kg per square kilometre | 761.87 kg per square kilometre | 1,215 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Malta?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Malta was 803.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,014 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 648.89 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.