All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Malta
Malta: All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 347.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
347.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
38th
of 170 countries
All-time high
596.16 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
260.06 kg per square kilometre
in 1981
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) 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 volatilises (n content) in Malta is 347.16 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n content) in Malta peaked at 596.16 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 260.06 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Malta 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 596.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 582.76 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 566.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 566.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 515.9 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 516.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 502.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 468.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 441.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 417.57 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 403.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 369.51 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 363.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 337.96 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 356.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 379.26 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 361.76 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 328.92 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 311.6 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 303.9 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 260.06 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 264.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 275.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 291.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 291.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 314.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 335.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 347.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 365.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 461.98 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 478.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 490.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 490.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 482.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 468.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 499.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 497.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 459.94 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 466.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 405.43 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 385.3 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 377.13 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 405.52 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 417.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 430.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 446.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 415.79 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 422.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 390.48 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 361.01 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 356.38 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 360.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 346.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 340.37 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 349.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 347.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 348.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 331.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 328.15 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 335.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 324.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 350.93 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 347.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 347.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 129.4 kg per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 347.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 244.62 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 528.6 kg per square kilometre | 441.35 kg per square kilometre | 596.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 363.05 kg per square kilometre | 311.6 kg per square kilometre | 417.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 305.09 kg per square kilometre | 260.06 kg per square kilometre | 365.58 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 479.71 kg per square kilometre | 459.94 kg per square kilometre | 499.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 409.7 kg per square kilometre | 377.13 kg per square kilometre | 446.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.86 kg per square kilometre | 328.15 kg per square kilometre | 361.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 339.5 kg per square kilometre | 324.62 kg per square kilometre | 350.93 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 35 Benin 351.72 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Eswatini 351.66 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Kuwait 348.11 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 345.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Sudan 344.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Tonga 336.81 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 volatilises (n content) in Malta?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Malta was 347.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 596.16 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 260.06 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.