Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure was 210,509 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 210,509 kg for sheep — amount excreted in manure in 2023.
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 in Malta peaked at 240,754 kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 60,745 kg, in 1982.
Malta ranks 146th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,592 kg | — |
| 1962 | 165,518 kg | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 166,451 kg | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 168,934 kg | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 157,769 kg | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 160,869 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 149,899 kg | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 135,936 kg | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 132,716 kg | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 126,411 kg | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 113,305 kg | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 105,631 kg | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 106,037 kg | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 108,038 kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 121,114 kg | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 116,495 kg | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 95,805 kg | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 81,089 kg | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 76,876 kg | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 74,438 kg | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 67,321 kg | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 60,745 kg | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 71,007 kg | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 75,236 kg | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 75,236 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 81,254 kg | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 84,264 kg | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 87,273 kg | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 89,380 kg | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 240,754 kg | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 240,754 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 180,566 kg | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 144,422 kg | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 134,597 kg | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 184,372 kg | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 223,615 kg | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 212,616 kg | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 220,320 kg | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 183,154 kg | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 185,305 kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 193,942 kg | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 186,268 kg | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 178,865 kg | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 176,006 kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 164,465 kg | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 158,386 kg | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 166,662 kg | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 173,388 kg | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 176,638 kg | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 198,171 kg | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 198,020 kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 197,870 kg | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 191,550 kg | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 217,732 kg | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 210,509 kg | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 210,509 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.09 million kg, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 210,509 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.68 million kg, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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% | 89,380 kg | 240,754 kg |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 134,597 kg | 184,372 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,965 kg | 132,716 kg | 174,592 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 105,080 kg | 76,876 kg | 126,411 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,615 kg | 60,745 kg | 89,380 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 240,754 kg | 240,754 kg | 240,754 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 186,291 kg | 134,597 kg | 223,615 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,687 kg | 158,386 kg | 198,171 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,415 kg | 191,550 kg | 217,732 kg | 4 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure in Malta?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure in Malta was 210,509 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 240,754 kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,745 kg in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure?
- Malta ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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).