Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Manure left on pasture was 8,215 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8,215 kg for chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture in Malta peaked at 14,088 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4,668 kg, in 1961.
Malta ranks 179th 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 left on pasture in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,668 kg | — |
| 1962 | 4,987 kg | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 5,116 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 5,711 kg | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 6,830 kg | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 5,105 kg | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 5,639 kg | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 9,485 kg | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 9,534 kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 10,197 kg | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 12,072 kg | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 10,752 kg | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 10,531 kg | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 8,652 kg | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 9,080 kg | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 10,296 kg | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 11,355 kg | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 11,669 kg | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 14,088 kg | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 11,146 kg | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 13,780 kg | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 12,116 kg | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 10,807 kg | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 10,459 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 10,459 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,459 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9,737 kg | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 9,737 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9,365 kg | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 9,375 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8,341 kg | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 8,341 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,347 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,347 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,634 kg | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 8,512 kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8,539 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7,688 kg | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 8,512 kg | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 8,350 kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 13,287 kg | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 9,382 kg | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 12,384 kg | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 9,921 kg | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 10,584 kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10,287 kg | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11,084 kg | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 11,574 kg | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9,832 kg | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 8,632 kg | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 8,157 kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 8,556 kg | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8,143 kg | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 8,746 kg | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 8,988 kg | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 8,947 kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9,098 kg | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8,215 kg | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8,215 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 372,626 kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8,215 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.20 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +68.2% | 5,639 kg | 9,485 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,341 kg | 4,668 kg | 9,534 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,869 kg | 8,652 kg | 14,088 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,807 kg | 9,365 kg | 13,780 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,464 kg | 7,688 kg | 9,375 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,669 kg | 8,350 kg | 13,287 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,659 kg | 8,143 kg | 9,098 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 8,215 kg | 8,215 kg | 8,215 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 176 Estonia 18,980 kg compare
- 177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,786 kg compare
- 178 Montenegro 10,218 kg compare
- 180 Kiribati 7,687 kg compare
- 181 New Caledonia 7,053 kg compare
- 182 Vanuatu 5,222 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 — manure left on pasture in Malta?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture in Malta was 8,215 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14,088 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,668 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — manure left on pasture?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 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).