Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 657.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 657.84 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 752.36 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 189.83 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Malta 12th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 545.6 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 517.24 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 520.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 527.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 493.03 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 502.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 468.43 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 424.8 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 414.74 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 395.03 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 354.08 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 330.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 331.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 337.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 378.48 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 364.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 299.39 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 253.4 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 240.24 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 232.62 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 210.38 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 189.83 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 221.9 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 235.11 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 235.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 253.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 263.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 272.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 279.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 564.27 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 451.32 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 420.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 576.16 kg per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 698.8 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 664.42 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 688.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 572.36 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 579.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 606.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 582.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 558.95 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 550.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 513.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 494.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 520.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 541.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 551.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 619.28 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 618.81 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 618.34 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 598.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 680.41 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 657.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 657.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.05 kg per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 657.84 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 347.45 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +169.4% | 279.31 kg per square kilometre | 752.36 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 420.62 kg per square kilometre | 576.16 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 490.52 kg per square kilometre | 414.74 kg per square kilometre | 545.6 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 328.38 kg per square kilometre | 240.24 kg per square kilometre | 395.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.42 kg per square kilometre | 189.83 kg per square kilometre | 279.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | 752.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 582.16 kg per square kilometre | 420.62 kg per square kilometre | 698.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 555.27 kg per square kilometre | 494.96 kg per square kilometre | 619.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 638.8 kg per square kilometre | 598.59 kg per square kilometre | 680.41 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 9 Romania 713.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 675.09 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Albania 662.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 605.87 kg per square kilometre compare
- 14 Lesotho 577.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 557.2 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Malta
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- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Malta was 657.84 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 752.36 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 189.83 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.