Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square was 1,027 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta is 1,027 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 2,289 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 474.48 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Malta ranks 28th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,289 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 2,224 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,168 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 1,904 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,785 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 1,463 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 1,239 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 945.7 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 969.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 909.34 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 791.57 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 658.68 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 603.07 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 567.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 497.33 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 474.48 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 495.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 516.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 516.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 534.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 544.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 559.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 574.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | +91.5% |
| 1991 | 1,135 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,241 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,174 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 845.32 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 721.13 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 698.18 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 866.38 kg per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 981.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 899.95 kg per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 929.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 942.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 869.32 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 836.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 822.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 772.41 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 755.04 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 798.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 821.26 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 842.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 941.37 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 933.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 929.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 915.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square 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 | +91.5% | 574.98 kg per square kilometre | 1,101 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | 1,463 kg per square kilometre | 2,289 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 965.28 kg per square kilometre | 603.07 kg per square kilometre | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 528.04 kg per square kilometre | 474.48 kg per square kilometre | 574.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | 1,101 kg per square kilometre | 1,269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 892.55 kg per square kilometre | 698.18 kg per square kilometre | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 839.18 kg per square kilometre | 755.04 kg per square kilometre | 941.37 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 979.57 kg per square kilometre | 915.62 kg per square kilometre | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Malta was 1,027 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,289 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 474.48 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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 and Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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 and Goats — 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.