Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 4.01 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malta stood at 4.01 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malta peaked at 8.81 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.24 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malta ranks 63rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1963 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1964 | 3.84 kg per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1965 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1966 | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 5.37 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 6.69 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 7.89 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 7.5 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.07 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1992 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.1 kg per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1996 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.62 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.01 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4362 kg per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.01 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.89 kg per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 6.08 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.82 kg per square kilometre | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | 6.86 kg per square kilometre | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | 4.43 kg per square kilometre | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 4.04 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malta?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Malta was 4.01 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.81 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture 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, layers — Manure left on pasture 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.