Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure was 411,568 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Malta stood at 411,568 kg.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Malta peaked at 751,138 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 240,539 kg, in 1961.
That places Malta 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,539 kg | — |
| 1962 | 254,641 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 261,093 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 290,056 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 345,967 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 259,723 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 286,436 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 480,577 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 481,171 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 517,185 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 606,273 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 543,925 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 534,717 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 441,578 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 471,167 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 531,135 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 583,271 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 606,300 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 751,138 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 588,524 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 716,533 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 637,043 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 573,410 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 556,032 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 556,032 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 556,032 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 519,897 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 519,897 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 501,291 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 501,830 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 450,130 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 444,620 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 444,890 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 444,890 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 459,239 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 443,971 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 445,318 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 402,758 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 443,971 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 435,890 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 682,725 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 487,465 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 637,570 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 514,402 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 547,541 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 541,916 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 578,076 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 606,236 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 519,170 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 459,140 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 435,416 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 451,696 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 431,020 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 461,189 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 473,298 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 469,372 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 454,920 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 411,568 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 411,568 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.56 million kg, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 411,568 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.31 million kg, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +67.8% | 286,436 kg | 480,577 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 322,245 kg | 240,539 kg | 481,171 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 558,669 kg | 441,578 kg | 751,138 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 572,469 kg | 501,291 kg | 716,533 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 448,162 kg | 402,758 kg | 501,830 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 555,099 kg | 435,890 kg | 682,725 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 454,506 kg | 431,020 kg | 473,298 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 411,568 kg | 411,568 kg | 411,568 kg | 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 poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Malta?
- Poultry birds — amount excreted in manure in Malta was 411,568 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 751,138 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,539 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — amount excreted in manure?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Poultry Birds — Amount excreted in manure (N content). 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).