Chickens — Manure management in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Manure management was 402,535 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure management in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 402,535 kg for chickens — manure management in 2020.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure management in Malta peaked at 690,314 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 228,725 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 management in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 228,725 kg | — |
| 1962 | 244,345 kg | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 250,668 kg | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 279,854 kg | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 334,646 kg | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 250,127 kg | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 276,306 kg | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 464,764 kg | +68.2% |
| 1969 | 467,146 kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 499,642 kg | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 591,546 kg | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 526,845 kg | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 516,022 kg | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 423,943 kg | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 444,939 kg | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 504,509 kg | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 556,404 kg | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 571,773 kg | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 690,314 kg | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 546,154 kg | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 675,203 kg | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 593,703 kg | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 529,543 kg | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 512,513 kg | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 512,513 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 512,513 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 477,100 kg | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 477,100 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 458,866 kg | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 459,394 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 408,729 kg | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 408,729 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 408,993 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 408,993 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 423,055 kg | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 417,092 kg | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 418,412 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 376,703 kg | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 417,092 kg | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 409,173 kg | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 651,071 kg | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 459,716 kg | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 606,819 kg | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 486,114 kg | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 518,591 kg | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 504,078 kg | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 543,115 kg | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 567,112 kg | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 481,788 kg | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 422,958 kg | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 399,708 kg | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 419,262 kg | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 399,000 kg | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 428,566 kg | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 440,432 kg | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 438,385 kg | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 445,822 kg | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 402,535 kg | -9.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 402,535 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.51 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 402,535 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 management 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% | 276,306 kg | 464,764 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310,731 kg | 228,725 kg | 467,146 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 532,594 kg | 423,943 kg | 690,314 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 529,521 kg | 458,866 kg | 675,203 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 414,719 kg | 376,703 kg | 459,394 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 522,758 kg | 409,173 kg | 651,071 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,267 kg | 399,000 kg | 445,822 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 402,535 kg | 402,535 kg | 402,535 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 management in Malta?
- Chickens — manure management in Malta was 402,535 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 690,314 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,725 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — manure management?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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).