Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Manure applied to soils was 401,508 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils in Malta is 401,508 kg, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils in Malta peaked at 688,554 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 228,141 kg, in 1961.
Malta ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 228,141 kg | — |
| 1962 | 243,722 kg | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 250,028 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 279,140 kg | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 333,793 kg | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 249,489 kg | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 275,601 kg | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 463,578 kg | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 465,954 kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 498,367 kg | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 590,037 kg | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 525,501 kg | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 514,705 kg | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 422,862 kg | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 443,804 kg | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 503,222 kg | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 554,985 kg | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 570,315 kg | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 688,554 kg | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 544,761 kg | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 673,481 kg | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 592,189 kg | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 528,192 kg | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 511,205 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 511,205 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 511,205 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 475,883 kg | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 475,883 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 457,696 kg | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 458,222 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 407,686 kg | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 407,686 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 407,949 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 407,949 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 421,975 kg | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 416,028 kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 417,345 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 375,742 kg | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 416,028 kg | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 408,129 kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 649,410 kg | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 458,543 kg | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 605,271 kg | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 484,874 kg | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 517,268 kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 502,792 kg | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 541,730 kg | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 565,665 kg | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 480,558 kg | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 421,879 kg | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 398,689 kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 418,193 kg | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 397,982 kg | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 427,473 kg | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 439,309 kg | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 437,267 kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 444,684 kg | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 401,508 kg | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 401,508 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.50 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 401,508 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.21 million kg, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Manure applied to soils 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% | 275,601 kg | 463,578 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 309,938 kg | 228,141 kg | 465,954 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 531,235 kg | 422,862 kg | 688,554 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,170 kg | 457,696 kg | 673,481 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 413,661 kg | 375,742 kg | 458,222 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 521,424 kg | 408,129 kg | 649,410 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 423,184 kg | 397,982 kg | 444,684 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 401,508 kg | 401,508 kg | 401,508 kg | 1 |
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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 — manure applied to soils in Malta?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils in Malta was 401,508 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 688,554 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,141 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — manure applied to soils?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils (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).