Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Losses from manure treated was 315.76 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 315.76 kg for sheep — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Malta peaked at 361.13 kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91.12 kg, in 1982.
Malta ranks 81st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 261.89 kg | — |
| 1962 | 248.28 kg | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 249.68 kg | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 253.4 kg | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 236.65 kg | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 241.3 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 224.85 kg | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 203.9 kg | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 199.07 kg | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 189.62 kg | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 169.96 kg | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 158.45 kg | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 159.06 kg | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 162.06 kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 181.67 kg | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 174.74 kg | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 143.71 kg | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 121.63 kg | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 115.31 kg | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 111.66 kg | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 100.98 kg | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 91.12 kg | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 106.51 kg | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 112.85 kg | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 112.85 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 121.88 kg | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 126.4 kg | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 130.91 kg | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 134.07 kg | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 361.13 kg | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 361.13 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 270.85 kg | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 216.63 kg | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 201.9 kg | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 276.56 kg | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 335.42 kg | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 318.92 kg | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 330.48 kg | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 274.73 kg | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 277.96 kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 290.91 kg | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 279.4 kg | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 268.3 kg | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 264.01 kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 246.7 kg | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 237.58 kg | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 249.99 kg | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 260.08 kg | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 264.96 kg | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 297.26 kg | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 297.03 kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 296.81 kg | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 287.32 kg | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 326.6 kg | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 315.76 kg | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated 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 | +169.4% | 134.07 kg | 361.13 kg |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 201.9 kg | 276.56 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.45 kg | 199.07 kg | 261.89 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 157.62 kg | 115.31 kg | 189.62 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.92 kg | 91.12 kg | 134.07 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.13 kg | 361.13 kg | 361.13 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 279.44 kg | 201.9 kg | 335.42 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 266.53 kg | 237.58 kg | 297.26 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 306.62 kg | 287.32 kg | 326.6 kg | 4 |
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- 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 — losses from manure treated in Malta?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Malta was 315.76 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 361.13 kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.12 kg in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from manure treated (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).