Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils was 402,308 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Malta stood at 402,308 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Malta peaked at 734,237 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 235,127 kg, in 1961.
Malta ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235,127 kg | — |
| 1962 | 248,911 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 255,218 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 283,530 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 338,183 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 253,879 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 279,992 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 469,764 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 470,345 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 505,549 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 592,632 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 531,686 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 522,686 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 431,642 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 460,566 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 519,184 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 570,148 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 592,659 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 734,237 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 575,282 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 700,411 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 622,710 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 560,508 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 543,522 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 543,522 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 543,522 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 508,200 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 508,200 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 490,012 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 490,539 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 440,002 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 434,616 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 434,880 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 434,880 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 448,906 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 433,982 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 435,299 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 393,696 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 433,982 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 426,083 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 667,364 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 476,497 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 623,224 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 502,828 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 535,221 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 529,722 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 565,069 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 592,596 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 507,489 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 448,809 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 425,619 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 441,532 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 421,322 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 450,812 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 462,648 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 458,811 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 444,684 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 402,308 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 402,308 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.28 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 402,308 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.05 million kg, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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% | 279,992 kg | 469,764 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 314,994 kg | 235,127 kg | 470,345 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 546,099 kg | 431,642 kg | 734,237 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 559,589 kg | 490,012 kg | 700,411 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 438,078 kg | 393,696 kg | 490,539 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 542,609 kg | 426,083 kg | 667,364 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,280 kg | 421,322 kg | 462,648 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 402,308 kg | 402,308 kg | 402,308 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 — manure applied to soils in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils in Malta was 402,308 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 734,237 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,127 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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).