Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta

Name: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
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Malta: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 119.63 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)

119.63 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

10th

of 143 countries

All-time high

213.1 kg per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

93.24 kg per square kilometre

in 1981

Years of data

1961–2017

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malta recorded 119.63 kg per square kilometre for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 213.1 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 93.24 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.

That places Malta 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2017.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	213.1 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	211.31 kg per square kilometre	-0.8%
1963	210.97 kg per square kilometre	-0.2%
1964	205.61 kg per square kilometre	-2.5%
1965	193.87 kg per square kilometre	-5.7%
1966	185.48 kg per square kilometre	-4.3%
1967	191.41 kg per square kilometre	+3.2%
1968	177.1 kg per square kilometre	-7.5%
1969	179.78 kg per square kilometre	+1.5%
1970	162.68 kg per square kilometre	-9.5%
1971	157.31 kg per square kilometre	-3.3%
1972	146.8 kg per square kilometre	-6.7%
1973	136.85 kg per square kilometre	-6.8%
1974	111.8 kg per square kilometre	-18.3%
1975	122.98 kg per square kilometre	+10.0%
1976	119.63 kg per square kilometre	-2.7%
1977	115.61 kg per square kilometre	-3.4%
1978	115.61 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	102.64 kg per square kilometre	-11.2%
1980	95.03 kg per square kilometre	-7.4%
1981	93.24 kg per square kilometre	-1.9%
1982	99.51 kg per square kilometre	+6.7%
1983	105.32 kg per square kilometre	+5.8%
1984	105.1 kg per square kilometre	-0.2%
1985	105.1 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	105.1 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	105.1 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	105.1 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+6.4%
1990	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	111.8 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	117.39 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2007	118.51 kg per square kilometre	+1.0%
2008	117.39 kg per square kilometre	-0.9%
2009	117.39 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	117.39 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	120.75 kg per square kilometre	+2.9%
2012	122.98 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
2013	117.39 kg per square kilometre	-4.5%
2014	117.39 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	117.28 kg per square kilometre	-0.1%
2016	119.41 kg per square kilometre	+1.8%
2017	119.63 kg per square kilometre	+0.2%

Malta compared with similar countries

Malta's 119.63 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.63 kg per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Malta's 119.63 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.48 kg per square kilometre, 34.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	196.51 kg per square kilometre	177.1 kg per square kilometre	213.1 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	129.19 kg per square kilometre	102.64 kg per square kilometre	162.68 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	103.04 kg per square kilometre	93.24 kg per square kilometre	111.8 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	111.8 kg per square kilometre	111.8 kg per square kilometre	111.8 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	114.15 kg per square kilometre	111.8 kg per square kilometre	118.51 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	119.03 kg per square kilometre	117.28 kg per square kilometre	122.98 kg per square kilometre	8

Countries ranked near Malta

7 Mexico 131.78 kg per square kilometre compare
8 Mongolia 123.83 kg per square kilometre compare
9 Senegal 121.31 kg per square kilometre compare
11 Barbados 114.77 kg per square kilometre compare
12 Kyrgyzstan 113.03 kg per square kilometre compare
13 Uruguay 92.2 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?: Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 119.63 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 213.1 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 93.24 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
How does Malta rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?: Malta ranks 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.