Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.79 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 8.52 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.73 kg per square kilometre, in 1981.
Malta ranks 6th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 8.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 7.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 5.87 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 4.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.79 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4629 kg per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 kg per square kilometre | 7.08 kg per square kilometre | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.17 kg per square kilometre | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 kg per square kilometre | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 5.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 4 Romania 5.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 4.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Cuba 3.48 kg per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 3.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 2.85 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 4.79 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.52 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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.