Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0115 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0115 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Malta peaked at 0.0275 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.007 kg per person, in 1982.
That places Malta 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0275 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0267 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0268 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0266 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0244 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0245 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0232 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0208 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.02 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0189 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0171 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0152 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0101 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.007 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.008 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.02 kg per person | +129.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0198 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0199 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0194 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0137 kg per person | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0138 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 kg per person | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0142 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0127 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0111 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 kg per person | -6.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0115 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0066 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) 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 | +129.6% | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person |
| 2003 | +30.6% | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0245 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0275 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0142 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0195 kg per person | 0.0184 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0109 kg per person | 0.0133 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 4 |
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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Malta was 0.0115 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Malta ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.