Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square was 926.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 926.31 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Malta peaked at 2,148 kg per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 438.41 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
Malta ranks 29th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,096 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 2,088 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,034 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 1,782 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 1,672 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 1,458 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 987.85 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 877.48 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 897.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 840.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 732.96 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 609.52 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 557.33 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 523.4 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 458.5 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 438.41 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 455.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 474.36 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 474.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 490.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 498.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 512.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 526.84 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 989.11 kg per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 1991 | 1,021 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1,043 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,070 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,143 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,059 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1,005 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 760.72 kg per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 651.66 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 632.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 779.87 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 897.94 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 882.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 937.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 812.44 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 839.82 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 850.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 782.16 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 752.75 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 740.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 695.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 680.29 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 719.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 739.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 758.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 847.98 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 840.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 836.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 825.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 943.79 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 926.31 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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 | +87.7% | 526.84 kg per square kilometre | 989.11 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | 1,367 kg per square kilometre | 2,148 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 897.11 kg per square kilometre | 557.33 kg per square kilometre | 1,268 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 485.38 kg per square kilometre | 438.41 kg per square kilometre | 526.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,072 kg per square kilometre | 989.11 kg per square kilometre | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 804.45 kg per square kilometre | 632.4 kg per square kilometre | 937.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 755.64 kg per square kilometre | 680.29 kg per square kilometre | 847.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 882.9 kg per square kilometre | 825.12 kg per square kilometre | 943.79 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Malta was 926.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,148 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 438.41 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.