Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malta
Malta: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0663 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta is 0.0663 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta peaked at 0.1183 kg per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 kg per person, in 1982.
Malta ranks 117th of 159 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: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0934 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0889 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0898 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0915 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0861 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0888 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0837 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0768 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0759 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0727 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0651 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0608 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0611 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0622 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0693 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0663 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0543 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0455 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0427 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0409 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0367 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0324 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0374 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0396 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0389 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0413 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0426 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0437 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1183 kg per person | +166.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1151 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.114 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1128 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1118 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.111 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1103 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1094 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1087 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1081 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0805 kg per person | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0639 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0591 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 kg per person | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 0.097 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0916 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0946 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0784 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0818 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0782 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0748 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0729 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0674 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0636 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0653 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0664 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0658 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0713 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0684 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0643 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0713 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0663 kg per person | -7.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0663 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1436 kg per person, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0663 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4707 kg per person, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita 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 | +166.7% | 0.0443 kg per person | 0.1183 kg per person |
| 2003 | +36.1% | 0.0591 kg per person | 0.0805 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0861 kg per person | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.0934 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.06 kg per person | 0.0427 kg per person | 0.0727 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0398 kg per person | 0.0324 kg per person | 0.0443 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1119 kg per person | 0.1081 kg per person | 0.1183 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0806 kg per person | 0.0591 kg per person | 0.097 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0694 kg per person | 0.0636 kg per person | 0.0782 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0672 kg per person | 0.0643 kg per person | 0.0713 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Malta was 0.0663 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1183 kg per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 kg per person in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Malta ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture 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.