Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) was 1,646 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises in Malta is 1,646 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 volatilises in Malta peaked at 3,005 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 962.15 kg, in 1961.
That places Malta 178th 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 962.15 kg | — |
| 1962 | 1,019 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1,044 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1,160 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 1,384 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 1,039 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 1,146 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1,922 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 1,925 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,069 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 2,425 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 2,176 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 2,139 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,766 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 1,885 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 2,125 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 2,333 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 2,425 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 3,005 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 2,354 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 2,866 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 2,548 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 2,294 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 2,224 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,224 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,224 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,080 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 2,080 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,005 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2,007 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,801 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 1,778 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,780 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,780 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,837 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,776 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,781 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,611 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 1,776 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,744 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,731 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 1,950 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 2,550 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 2,058 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 2,190 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2,168 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2,312 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,425 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2,077 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1,837 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 1,742 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,807 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,724 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,845 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,893 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,877 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,820 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,646 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,646 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,919 kg, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,646 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.45 million kg, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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% | 1,146 kg | 1,922 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,289 kg | 962.15 kg | 1,925 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,235 kg | 1,766 kg | 3,005 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,290 kg | 2,005 kg | 2,866 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,793 kg | 1,611 kg | 2,007 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,220 kg | 1,744 kg | 2,731 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,818 kg | 1,724 kg | 1,893 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,646 kg | 1,646 kg | 1,646 kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,157 kg compare
- 176 Greece 2,104 kg compare
- 177 Montenegro 2,044 kg compare
- 179 Kiribati 1,537 kg compare
- 180 New Caledonia 1,411 kg compare
- 181 French Polynesia 1,139 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 volatilises in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises in Malta was 1,646 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,005 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 962.15 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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).