Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Malta
Malta: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 70.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 70.8 kg per square kilometre for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta peaked at 334.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49.62 kg per square kilometre, in 2013.
Malta ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 334.69 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 329.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 327.09 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 314.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 280.41 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 268.99 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 252.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 217.62 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 201.28 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 184.89 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 169.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 151.11 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 139.91 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 116.75 kg per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 113.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 104.7 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 94.5 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 77.81 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 69.66 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 64.2 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 55.09 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 54.65 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 52.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 53.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 53.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 53.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 53.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 55.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 56.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 66.91 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 73.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 77.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 83.1 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 93.89 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 99.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 97.67 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 91.73 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 80.94 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 70.15 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 53.96 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 51.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 53.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 55.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 58 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 60.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 67.69 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 62.9 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 67.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 64.57 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 55.15 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 53.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 49.62 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 49.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 53.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 61.84 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 60.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 59.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 70.37 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 70.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 70.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.51 kg per square kilometre, 15.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 70.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.88 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280.78 kg per square kilometre | 201.28 kg per square kilometre | 334.69 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 122.29 kg per square kilometre | 69.66 kg per square kilometre | 184.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.42 kg per square kilometre | 52.55 kg per square kilometre | 64.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.46 kg per square kilometre | 66.91 kg per square kilometre | 99.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6 kg per square kilometre | 51.8 kg per square kilometre | 67.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.51 kg per square kilometre | 49.62 kg per square kilometre | 61.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.43 kg per square kilometre | 59.68 kg per square kilometre | 70.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta was 70.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 334.69 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.62 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.