Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 7.72 kg per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta is 7.72 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta peaked at 14.08 kg per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.51 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 4.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 5.37 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 9.01 kg per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 10.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 8.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 9.96 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 10.75 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 9.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 8.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 8.32 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 8.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.84 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 11.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 8.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.65 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.44 kg per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.72 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.6 kg per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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% | 5.37 kg per square kilometre | 9.01 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | 8.28 kg per square kilometre | 14.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 kg per square kilometre | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4 kg per square kilometre | 7.55 kg per square kilometre | 9.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | 8.17 kg per square kilometre | 12.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | 8.08 kg per square kilometre | 8.87 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | 7.72 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- 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 that leaches (n content), per in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Malta was 7.72 kg per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.08 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — 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.