Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 29.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malta stood at 29.78 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malta peaked at 41.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.73 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Malta ranks 9th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 40.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 40.5 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 40.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 36.53 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 36.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 33.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 29.98 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 26.78 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 22.17 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 21.52 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 20.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 21.69 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 20.58 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 17.45 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 14.63 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 11.55 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 10.73 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 12.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 13.95 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 14.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 33.19 kg per square kilometre | +131.8% |
| 1991 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 34.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 34.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 35.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 33.39 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 25.13 kg per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 20.64 kg per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 25.69 kg per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 30.56 kg per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 29.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 30.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 26 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 26.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 25.89 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 24.88 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.47 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.41 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.74 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 27.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 30.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 29.78 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 29.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9558 kg per square kilometre, 31.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +131.8% | 14.32 kg per square kilometre | 33.19 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.46 kg per square kilometre | 28.57 kg per square kilometre | 41.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.3 kg per square kilometre | 13.62 kg per square kilometre | 26.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.69 kg per square kilometre | 10.73 kg per square kilometre | 14.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.22 kg per square kilometre | 33.19 kg per square kilometre | 35.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.17 kg per square kilometre | 19.55 kg per square kilometre | 30.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.81 kg per square kilometre | 22.2 kg per square kilometre | 27.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.71 kg per square kilometre | 26.88 kg per square kilometre | 30.63 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Malta was 29.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 41.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.73 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.