Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 180.47 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Malta is 180.47 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Malta peaked at 392.07 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 52.98 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Malta 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 104.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 101.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 88.75 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 73.84 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 58.61 kg per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1966 | 52.98 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 68.22 kg per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1968 | 172.19 kg per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 1969 | 139.74 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 140.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 229.48 kg per square kilometre | +63.8% |
| 1972 | 205.97 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 155.97 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 99.34 kg per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 155.97 kg per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1976 | 144.05 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 134.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 168.22 kg per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 214.91 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 163.92 kg per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 210.61 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 179.48 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 159.94 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 132.46 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 132.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 132.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.34 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 99.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 83.45 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 82.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 185.11 kg per square kilometre | +123.6% |
| 1992 | 185.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 184.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 184.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.36 kg per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 112.59 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 110.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 163.25 kg per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 1999 | 112.59 kg per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 122.52 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 392.07 kg per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 2002 | 198.69 kg per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 291.74 kg per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2004 | 165.57 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 158.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 147.69 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 182.46 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 206.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 229.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 221.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 211.93 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 226.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 211.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 237.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 250.01 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 244.05 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 219.22 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 180.47 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +220.0% | 122.52 kg per square kilometre | 392.07 kg per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +152.4% | 68.22 kg per square kilometre | 172.19 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +123.6% | 82.79 kg per square kilometre | 185.11 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.59 kg per square kilometre | 52.98 kg per square kilometre | 172.19 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 164.88 kg per square kilometre | 99.34 kg per square kilometre | 229.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.35 kg per square kilometre | 83.45 kg per square kilometre | 210.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.93 kg per square kilometre | 82.79 kg per square kilometre | 185.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.55 kg per square kilometre | 122.52 kg per square kilometre | 392.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 227.74 kg per square kilometre | 211.27 kg per square kilometre | 250.01 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 180.47 kg per square kilometre | 180.47 kg per square kilometre | 180.47 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 480.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 291.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Lebanon 199.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Tuvalu 164.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Mauritius 159.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 134.75 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Malta?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Malta was 180.47 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 392.07 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.98 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.