Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 1,255 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,255 kg per square kilometre for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 2,152 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 712.94 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 3rd 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 712.94 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 761.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 781.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 872.31 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 779.65 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 861.25 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 1,449 kg per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1,844 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 1,642 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 1,608 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1,573 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 1,734 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 1,782 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2,152 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 1,702 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 2,105 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,487 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1,487 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,319 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,304 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 1,891 kg per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,693 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,768 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1,318 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,255 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.95 kg per square kilometre, 13.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,255 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.84 kg per square kilometre, 27.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre 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% | 861.25 kg per square kilometre | 1,449 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 968.56 kg per square kilometre | 712.94 kg per square kilometre | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | 1,321 kg per square kilometre | 2,152 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | 1,430 kg per square kilometre | 2,105 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,293 kg per square kilometre | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | 1,432 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | 1,275 kg per square kilometre | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | 1,255 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Barbados 2,699 kg per square kilometre compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1,689 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Singapore 1,173 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 1,077 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Tuvalu 740.74 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 1,255 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,152 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 712.94 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.