Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 34.45 kg per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Malta is 34.45 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 61.37 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.85 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: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.37 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 60.86 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 60.76 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 59.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 55.83 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 53.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 55.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 51 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 51.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 46.85 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 45.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 42.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 39.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 35.42 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 34.45 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 33.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 33.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.56 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 27.37 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 26.85 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 28.66 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 30.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 34.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 33.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 34.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 34.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 34.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.82 kg per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malta's 34.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03 kg per square kilometre, 33.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.6 kg per square kilometre | 51 kg per square kilometre | 61.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.21 kg per square kilometre | 29.56 kg per square kilometre | 46.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.68 kg per square kilometre | 26.85 kg per square kilometre | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.88 kg per square kilometre | 32.2 kg per square kilometre | 34.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.28 kg per square kilometre | 33.78 kg per square kilometre | 35.42 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Malta?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Malta was 34.45 kg per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 61.37 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.85 kg per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.