Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Malta
Malta: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 668.17 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta is 668.17 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 1,468 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 372.52 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 372.52 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 433.62 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 496.69 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1964 | 640.58 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1965 | 867.24 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1966 | 616.92 kg per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 648.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 894.83 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 977.62 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 1,114 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 886.95 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 1,250 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 1,468 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 1,143 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,179 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 672.11 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1992 | 672.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 674.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 674.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1996 | 946.08 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 955.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 644.52 kg per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 946.08 kg per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 886.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 739.12 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 788.4 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 940.17 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 985.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,110 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,104 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 754.89 kg per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 593.27 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 551.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 565.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 551.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 555.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 551.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 565.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 674.08 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 668.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 664.88 kg per square kilometre | 372.52 kg per square kilometre | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,136 kg per square kilometre | 886.95 kg per square kilometre | 1,468 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,213 kg per square kilometre | 1,143 kg per square kilometre | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 838.46 kg per square kilometre | 644.52 kg per square kilometre | 1,183 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 952.39 kg per square kilometre | 739.12 kg per square kilometre | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 576.27 kg per square kilometre | 551.88 kg per square kilometre | 674.08 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 668.17 kg per square kilometre | 668.17 kg per square kilometre | 668.17 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta was 668.17 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,468 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 372.52 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.