Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure was 410,750 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Malta stood at 410,750 kg.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure in Malta peaked at 704,403 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 233,393 kg, in 1961.
That places Malta 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 233,393 kg | — |
| 1962 | 249,332 kg | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 255,783 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 285,565 kg | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 341,476 kg | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 255,231 kg | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 281,945 kg | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 474,249 kg | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 476,680 kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 509,839 kg | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 603,619 kg | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 537,597 kg | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 526,553 kg | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 432,595 kg | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 454,020 kg | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 514,806 kg | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 567,760 kg | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 583,442 kg | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 704,403 kg | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 557,300 kg | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 688,983 kg | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 605,820 kg | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 540,350 kg | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 522,972 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 522,972 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 522,972 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 486,837 kg | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 486,837 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 468,231 kg | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 468,770 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 417,070 kg | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 417,070 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 417,340 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 417,340 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 431,688 kg | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 425,605 kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 426,951 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 384,391 kg | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 425,605 kg | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 417,524 kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 664,358 kg | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 469,098 kg | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 619,203 kg | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 496,035 kg | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 529,174 kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 514,365 kg | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 554,199 kg | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 578,686 kg | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 491,620 kg | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 431,590 kg | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 407,866 kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 427,819 kg | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 407,143 kg | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 437,312 kg | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 449,421 kg | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 447,332 kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 454,920 kg | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 410,750 kg | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 410,750 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.42 million kg, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 410,750 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.40 million kg, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +68.2% | 281,945 kg | 474,249 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 317,073 kg | 233,393 kg | 476,680 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 543,463 kg | 432,595 kg | 704,403 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 540,327 kg | 468,231 kg | 688,983 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 423,183 kg | 384,391 kg | 468,770 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 533,426 kg | 417,524 kg | 664,358 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 432,925 kg | 407,143 kg | 454,920 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 410,750 kg | 410,750 kg | 410,750 kg | 1 |
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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 chickens — amount excreted in manure in Malta?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure in Malta was 410,750 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 704,403 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,393 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure?
- Malta ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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).