Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Malta
Malta: Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square was 2,451 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malta stood at 2,451 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malta peaked at 3,779 kg per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,204 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malta ranks 4th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure management (manure treated, N content) … square in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,448 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,394 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1964 | 1,394 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1,667 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 1,790 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 1,913 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 1,852 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1,867 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,994 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 1,905 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 2,022 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 2,119 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 2,337 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 2,780 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 2,813 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2,772 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,659 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 2,643 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 2,351 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2,494 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 2,623 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2,623 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,838 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 3,022 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 3,099 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3,171 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3,184 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3,343 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 3,729 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 3,649 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 3,375 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 2,921 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 3,593 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 3,779 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3,247 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 3,703 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 3,410 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 3,337 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3,323 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 3,265 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,110 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,303 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3,339 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3,239 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,216 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,825 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 2,596 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 2,600 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,673 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,635 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,610 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,605 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,552 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,478 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,485 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,455 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,477 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2,419 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,477 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,451 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,451 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 242.95 kg per square kilometre, 10.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,451 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.36 kg per square kilometre, 183.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,556 kg per square kilometre | 1,204 kg per square kilometre | 1,913 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,327 kg per square kilometre | 1,867 kg per square kilometre | 2,813 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,709 kg per square kilometre | 2,227 kg per square kilometre | 3,171 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,452 kg per square kilometre | 2,921 kg per square kilometre | 3,779 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,237 kg per square kilometre | 2,825 kg per square kilometre | 3,410 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,569 kg per square kilometre | 2,455 kg per square kilometre | 2,673 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,456 kg per square kilometre | 2,419 kg per square kilometre | 2,477 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malta?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square in Malta was 2,451 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,779 kg per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,204 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.