Sheep: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Malta
Malta: Sheep: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises was 16.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malta stood at 16.91 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malta peaked at 19.34 kg per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.88 kg per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Malta 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.02 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 13.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 13.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 12.67 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 12.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 10.15 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 8.48 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 5.98 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 5.41 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 6.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.5 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 14.81 kg per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 17.96 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 17.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 17.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.71 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 14.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.96 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 14.37 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.14 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 13.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 14.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.92 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.89 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.91 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4866 kg per square kilometre, 34.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied … applied square kilometre volatilises 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% | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 19.34 kg per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | 14.81 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.61 kg per square kilometre | 10.66 kg per square kilometre | 14.02 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | 10.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | 19.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 kg per square kilometre | 10.81 kg per square kilometre | 17.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.27 kg per square kilometre | 12.72 kg per square kilometre | 15.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.42 kg per square kilometre | 15.38 kg per square kilometre | 17.49 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Uzbekistan 18.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 6 Pakistan 17.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 7 Albania 17.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 12.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 10 Bangladesh 11.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 11.77 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malta?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Malta was 16.91 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19.34 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 kg per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.