All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 520.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
520.74 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
38th
of 170 countries
All-time high
894.24 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
390.1 kg per square kilometre
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta is 520.74 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta peaked at 894.24 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 390.1 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
Malta ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 894.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 874.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 849.44 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 850.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 773.86 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 774.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 754.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 703.29 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 662.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 626.36 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 604.64 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 554.26 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 545.77 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 506.94 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 535.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 568.89 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 542.63 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 493.38 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 467.39 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 455.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 390.1 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 396.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 413.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 437.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 437.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 472.48 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 503.48 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 521.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 548.37 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 692.98 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 718.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 736.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 735.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 723.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 702.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 749.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 746.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 689.92 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 699.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 608.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 577.95 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 565.7 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 608.28 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 626.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 646.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 669.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 623.68 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 633.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 585.72 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 541.52 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 534.57 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 540.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 519.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 510.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 523.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 521.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 522.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 496.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 492.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 502.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 486.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 526.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 520.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 520.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 194.09 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 520.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 366.94 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 792.9 kg per square kilometre | 662.02 kg per square kilometre | 894.24 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 544.57 kg per square kilometre | 467.39 kg per square kilometre | 626.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 457.63 kg per square kilometre | 390.1 kg per square kilometre | 548.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 719.57 kg per square kilometre | 689.92 kg per square kilometre | 749.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 614.55 kg per square kilometre | 565.7 kg per square kilometre | 669.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 520.29 kg per square kilometre | 492.22 kg per square kilometre | 541.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 509.26 kg per square kilometre | 486.93 kg per square kilometre | 526.39 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 35 Benin 527.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Eswatini 527.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Kuwait 522.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 518.61 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Sudan 517.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Tonga 505.21 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta was 520.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 894.24 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 390.1 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.