Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Malta
Malta: Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture was 3,939 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Malta stood at 3,939 kg.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Malta peaked at 8,557 kg in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,156 kg, in 1966.
That places Malta 174th 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, broilers — Manure left on pasture in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,284 kg | — |
| 1962 | 2,211 kg | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 1,937 kg | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 1,612 kg | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 1,279 kg | -20.6% |
| 1966 | 1,156 kg | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 1,489 kg | +28.7% |
| 1968 | 3,758 kg | +152.4% |
| 1969 | 3,050 kg | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 3,057 kg | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 5,008 kg | +63.8% |
| 1972 | 4,495 kg | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 3,404 kg | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 2,168 kg | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 3,404 kg | +57.0% |
| 1976 | 3,144 kg | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 2,941 kg | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 3,671 kg | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 4,690 kg | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 3,577 kg | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 4,596 kg | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 3,917 kg | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 3,491 kg | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 2,891 kg | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 2,891 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,891 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,168 kg | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 2,168 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,821 kg | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 1,807 kg | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 4,040 kg | +123.6% |
| 1992 | 4,040 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,033 kg | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,033 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,125 kg | -47.3% |
| 1996 | 2,457 kg | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 2,421 kg | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3,563 kg | +47.2% |
| 1999 | 2,457 kg | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 2,674 kg | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 8,557 kg | +220.0% |
| 2002 | 4,336 kg | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 6,367 kg | +46.8% |
| 2004 | 3,614 kg | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 3,469 kg | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3,223 kg | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 3,982 kg | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 4,510 kg | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 5,001 kg | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 4,835 kg | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,625 kg | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4,936 kg | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4,611 kg | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 5,189 kg | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 5,456 kg | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,326 kg | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4,784 kg | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3,939 kg | -17.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3,939 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 221,602 kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3,939 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.48 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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% | 2,674 kg | 8,557 kg |
| 1968 | +152.4% | 1,489 kg | 3,758 kg |
| 1991 | +123.6% | 1,807 kg | 4,040 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,086 kg | 1,156 kg | 3,758 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,598 kg | 2,168 kg | 5,008 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,041 kg | 1,821 kg | 4,596 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,097 kg | 1,807 kg | 4,040 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,573 kg | 2,674 kg | 8,557 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,970 kg | 4,611 kg | 5,456 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,939 kg | 3,939 kg | 3,939 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 171 French Guiana 5,919 kg compare
- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 5,767 kg compare
- 173 New Caledonia 4,564 kg compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,794 kg compare
- 176 Samoa 3,718 kg compare
- 177 North Macedonia 3,245 kg compare
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, broilers — manure left on pasture in Malta?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture in Malta was 3,939 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8,557 kg in 2001.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,156 kg in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture?
- Malta ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture (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).