Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malta
Malta: Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated was 190,375 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malta is 190,375 kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malta peaked at 321,036 kg in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99,393 kg, in 1963.
Malta ranks 130th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119,458 kg | — |
| 1962 | 110,404 kg | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 99,393 kg | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 110,693 kg | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 116,504 kg | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 163,729 kg | +40.5% |
| 1967 | 173,360 kg | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 176,570 kg | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 186,201 kg | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 189,412 kg | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 199,043 kg | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 192,622 kg | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 199,043 kg | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 215,094 kg | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 234,357 kg | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 253,555 kg | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 248,129 kg | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 260,810 kg | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 245,143 kg | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 230,504 kg | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 207,325 kg | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 217,342 kg | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 231,339 kg | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 231,146 kg | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 231,146 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 231,146 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 224,726 kg | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 218,305 kg | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 199,043 kg | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 191,498 kg | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 202,253 kg | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 281,998 kg | +39.4% |
| 1993 | 276,541 kg | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 257,664 kg | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 192,622 kg | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 276,091 kg | +43.3% |
| 1997 | 314,616 kg | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 248,900 kg | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 321,036 kg | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 278,210 kg | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 263,250 kg | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 264,566 kg | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 257,889 kg | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 244,212 kg | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 251,532 kg | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 251,436 kg | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 242,222 kg | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 232,655 kg | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 222,510 kg | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 204,243 kg | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 202,510 kg | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 206,105 kg | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 206,426 kg | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 208,738 kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 204,629 kg | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 208,610 kg | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 197,052 kg | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 200,006 kg | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 196,474 kg | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 194,548 kg | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 188,448 kg | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 196,474 kg | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 190,375 kg | -3.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 190,375 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.95 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 190,375 kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 156,382 kg, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +43.3% | 192,622 kg | 276,091 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,590 kg | 99,393 kg | 186,201 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 223,721 kg | 189,412 kg | 260,810 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 222,202 kg | 199,043 kg | 231,339 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,322 kg | 191,498 kg | 321,036 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,848 kg | 222,510 kg | 278,210 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 203,479 kg | 196,474 kg | 208,738 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,461 kg | 188,448 kg | 196,474 kg | 4 |
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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)
- 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 cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malta?
- Cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated in Malta was 190,375 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 321,036 kg in 1999.
- What is the lowest cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,393 kg in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated?
- Malta ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle, dairy — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle, dairy — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).