Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 2,469 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Malta is 2,469 kg, 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 in Malta peaked at 4,507 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1,443 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 that leaches (N content) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,443 kg | — |
| 1962 | 1,528 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1,567 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1,740 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 2,076 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 1,558 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 1,719 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 2,883 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 2,887 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,103 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 3,638 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 3,264 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 3,208 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,649 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 2,827 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 3,187 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 3,500 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 3,638 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 4,507 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 3,531 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 4,299 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 3,822 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 3,440 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 3,336 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 3,336 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,336 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,119 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 3,119 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,008 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 3,011 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,701 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 2,668 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2,669 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,669 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,755 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,664 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2,672 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,417 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,664 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 2,615 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4,096 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 2,925 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 3,825 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 3,086 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 3,285 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 3,251 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3,468 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3,637 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 3,115 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 2,755 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 2,612 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2,710 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,586 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,767 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2,840 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,816 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,730 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,469 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,469 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 118,379 kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,469 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.18 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) 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% | 1,719 kg | 2,883 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,933 kg | 1,443 kg | 2,887 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,352 kg | 2,649 kg | 4,507 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,435 kg | 3,008 kg | 4,299 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,689 kg | 2,417 kg | 3,011 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,331 kg | 2,615 kg | 4,096 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,727 kg | 2,586 kg | 2,840 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,469 kg | 2,469 kg | 2,469 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,736 kg compare
- 176 Greece 3,156 kg compare
- 177 Montenegro 3,065 kg compare
- 179 Kiribati 2,306 kg compare
- 180 New Caledonia 2,116 kg compare
- 181 French Polynesia 1,708 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 that leaches in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches in Malta was 2,469 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,507 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,443 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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).