Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture was 8,231 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Malta stood at 8,231 kg.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Malta peaked at 15,023 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4,811 kg, in 1961.
Malta ranks 178th 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 left on pasture in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,811 kg | — |
| 1962 | 5,093 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 5,222 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 5,801 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 6,919 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 5,194 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 5,729 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 9,612 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 9,623 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 10,344 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 12,126 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 10,878 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 10,694 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 8,832 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 9,423 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 10,623 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 11,665 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 12,126 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 15,023 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 11,770 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 14,331 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 12,741 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 11,468 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 11,121 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 11,121 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,121 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,398 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 10,398 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,026 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 10,037 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 9,003 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 8,892 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8,898 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,898 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,185 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8,879 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 8,906 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 8,055 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 8,879 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 8,718 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13,654 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 9,749 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 12,751 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 10,288 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 10,951 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 10,838 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 11,562 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 12,125 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 10,383 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 9,183 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 8,708 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 9,034 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 8,620 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 9,224 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9,466 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9,387 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9,098 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8,231 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8,231 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 394,596 kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8,231 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.26 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture 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% | 5,729 kg | 9,612 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,445 kg | 4,811 kg | 9,623 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,173 kg | 8,832 kg | 15,023 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,449 kg | 10,026 kg | 14,331 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,963 kg | 8,055 kg | 10,037 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,102 kg | 8,718 kg | 13,654 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,090 kg | 8,620 kg | 9,466 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 8,231 kg | 8,231 kg | 8,231 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15,786 kg compare
- 176 Greece 10,518 kg compare
- 177 Montenegro 10,218 kg compare
- 179 Kiribati 7,687 kg compare
- 180 New Caledonia 7,053 kg compare
- 181 French Polynesia 5,693 kg compare
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 left on pasture in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Malta was 8,231 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,023 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,811 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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).