Chickens — Stocks in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Stocks was 884,000 An in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — stocks in Malta is 884,000 An, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Malta peaked at 1.56 million An in 2001 and was at its lowest, 473,000 An, in 1966.
Malta ranks 161st 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 — Stocks in Malta, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 505,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 526,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 520,000 An | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 548,000 An | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 617,000 An | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 473,000 An | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 535,000 An | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 974,000 An | +82.1% |
| 1969 | 936,000 An | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 989,000 An | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 1.25 million An | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million An | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 1.04 million An | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 814,000 An | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 921,000 An | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million An | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million An | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million An | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million An | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million An | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 1.36 million An | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 1.19 million An | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million An | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million An | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 900,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 900,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 850,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 850,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 900,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 900,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 900,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 900,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 810,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 820,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 820,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 820,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 820,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 820,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.56 million An | +90.1% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million An | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million An | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million An | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million An | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million An | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million An | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million An | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million An | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 970,000 An | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 920,000 An | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 970,000 An | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 918,000 An | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million An | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million An | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million An | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million An | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 884,000 An | -12.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 884,000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.43 million An, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 884,000 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 54.37 million An, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +90.1% | 820,000 An | 1.56 million An |
| 1968 | +82.1% | 535,000 An | 974,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 626,000 An | 473,000 An | 974,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million An | 814,000 An | 1.39 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million An | 850,000 An | 1.36 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 854,000 An | 810,000 An | 900,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million An | 820,000 An | 1.56 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 980,125 An | 918,000 An | 1.03 million An | 8 |
| 2020s | 884,000 An | 884,000 An | 884,000 An | 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 — stocks in Malta?
- Chickens — stocks in Malta was 884,000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million An in 2001.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,000 An in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — stocks?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 — Stocks. 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).