Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture in Malta
Malta: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture was 296,419 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 296,419 kg for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 in Malta peaked at 687,401 kg in 1961 and was at its lowest, 140,292 kg, in 1982.
Malta ranks 163rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 687,401 kg | — |
| 1962 | 670,666 kg | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 668,162 kg | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 650,827 kg | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 585,909 kg | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 570,336 kg | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 534,995 kg | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 466,450 kg | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 437,505 kg | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 405,808 kg | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 370,490 kg | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 333,681 kg | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 316,111 kg | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 280,795 kg | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 287,078 kg | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 268,865 kg | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 234,546 kg | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 195,048 kg | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 178,345 kg | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 167,487 kg | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 146,721 kg | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 140,292 kg | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 145,853 kg | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 151,794 kg | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 151,794 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 157,030 kg | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 159,648 kg | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 163,993 kg | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 168,589 kg | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 316,516 kg | +87.7% |
| 1991 | 326,876 kg | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 333,784 kg | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 342,417 kg | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 359,685 kg | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 368,025 kg | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 365,729 kg | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 356,232 kg | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 338,964 kg | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 321,696 kg | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 243,431 kg | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 208,532 kg | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 202,367 kg | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 249,557 kg | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 287,342 kg | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 282,279 kg | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 299,982 kg | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 259,980 kg | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 268,742 kg | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 272,043 kg | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 250,291 kg | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 240,881 kg | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 236,822 kg | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 222,482 kg | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 217,694 kg | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 230,247 kg | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 236,685 kg | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 242,777 kg | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 271,352 kg | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 268,804 kg | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 267,637 kg | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 264,038 kg | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 302,012 kg | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 296,419 kg | -1.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 296,419 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.29 million kg, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 296,419 kg is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.59 million kg, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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% | 168,589 kg | 316,516 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585,806 kg | 437,505 kg | 687,401 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 287,077 kg | 178,345 kg | 405,808 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,320 kg | 140,292 kg | 168,589 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,992 kg | 316,516 kg | 368,025 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 257,426 kg | 202,367 kg | 299,982 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,804 kg | 217,694 kg | 271,352 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 282,526 kg | 264,038 kg | 302,012 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 160 Saint Lucia 323,149 kg compare
- 161 Bahamas 303,539 kg compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 299,774 kg compare
- 164 Martinique 292,484 kg compare
- 165 El Salvador 276,022 kg compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 255,822 kg compare
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 left on pasture in Malta?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture in Malta was 296,419 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 687,401 kg in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,292 kg in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture?
- Malta ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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).