Poultry Birds — Manure management in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Manure management was 403,336 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure management 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 management in Malta is 403,336 kg, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure management in Malta peaked at 736,115 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 235,728 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 management in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235,728 kg | — |
| 1962 | 249,548 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 255,871 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 284,255 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 339,048 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 254,528 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 280,708 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 470,965 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 471,548 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 506,842 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 594,148 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 533,046 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 524,023 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 432,746 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 461,744 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 520,512 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 571,606 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 594,174 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 736,115 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 576,753 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 702,202 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 624,302 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 561,942 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 544,912 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 544,912 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 544,912 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 509,499 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 509,499 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 491,265 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 491,793 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 441,128 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 435,728 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 435,992 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 435,992 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 450,054 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 435,092 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 436,412 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 394,703 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 435,092 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 427,172 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 669,071 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 477,716 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 624,818 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 504,114 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 536,590 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 531,077 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 566,514 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 594,111 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 508,787 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 449,957 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 426,707 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 442,662 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 422,399 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 451,965 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 463,832 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 459,984 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 445,822 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 403,336 kg | -9.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 403,336 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.28 million kg, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 403,336 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 management 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% | 280,708 kg | 470,965 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 315,800 kg | 235,728 kg | 471,548 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 547,496 kg | 432,746 kg | 736,115 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 561,020 kg | 491,265 kg | 702,202 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 439,199 kg | 394,703 kg | 491,793 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,997 kg | 427,172 kg | 669,071 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 445,416 kg | 422,399 kg | 463,832 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 403,336 kg | 403,336 kg | 403,336 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 management in Malta?
- Poultry birds — manure management in Malta was 403,336 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 736,115 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,728 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — manure management?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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).