Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 1,688 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,688 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 167 countries
All-time high
2,584 kg per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
824.38 kg per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 1,688 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 2,584 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 824.38 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Malta 4th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 990.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 958.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 824.38 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 958.12 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 914.78 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1967 | 1,202 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,334 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1,272 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1,355 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 1,414 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 1,881 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 1,911 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,869 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,797 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 1,798 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 1,588 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1,685 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 1,782 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1,782 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,945 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 2,091 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 2,154 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2,243 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2,355 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2,576 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 2,520 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,329 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2,043 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 2,478 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 2,584 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 2,521 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 2,337 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 2,295 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,283 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,245 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,140 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,280 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2,307 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,240 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,230 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,943 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 1,786 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1,791 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,843 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,813 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,792 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,792 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,749 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,703 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,706 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,686 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,705 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,666 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,703 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,688 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,688 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 174.43 kg per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,688 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.56 kg per square kilometre, 146.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,055 kg per square kilometre | 824.38 kg per square kilometre | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,564 kg per square kilometre | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | 1,911 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,389 kg per square kilometre | 2,043 kg per square kilometre | 2,584 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,230 kg per square kilometre | 1,943 kg per square kilometre | 2,337 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,766 kg per square kilometre | 1,686 kg per square kilometre | 1,843 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,690 kg per square kilometre | 1,666 kg per square kilometre | 1,705 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 1,688 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,584 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 824.38 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.