Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Malta
Malta: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 27,366 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure management in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure management in Malta is 27,366 kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure management in Malta peaked at 31,298 kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,897 kg, in 1982.
That places Malta 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,697 kg | — |
| 1962 | 21,517 kg | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 21,639 kg | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 21,961 kg | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 20,510 kg | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 20,913 kg | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 19,487 kg | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 17,672 kg | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 17,253 kg | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 16,433 kg | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 14,730 kg | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 13,732 kg | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 13,785 kg | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 14,045 kg | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 15,745 kg | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 15,144 kg | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 12,455 kg | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 10,542 kg | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 9,994 kg | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 9,677 kg | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 8,752 kg | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 7,897 kg | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 9,231 kg | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 9,781 kg | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 9,781 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,563 kg | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 10,954 kg | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 11,346 kg | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 11,619 kg | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 31,298 kg | +169.4% |
| 1991 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,298 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23,474 kg | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 18,775 kg | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 17,498 kg | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 23,968 kg | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 29,070 kg | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 27,640 kg | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 28,642 kg | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 23,810 kg | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 24,090 kg | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 25,212 kg | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 24,215 kg | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23,252 kg | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 22,881 kg | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21,380 kg | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 20,590 kg | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 21,666 kg | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 22,540 kg | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 22,963 kg | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25,762 kg | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 25,743 kg | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25,723 kg | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24,902 kg | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 28,305 kg | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 27,366 kg | -3.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 27,366 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 153,165 kg, 18% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content) 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% | 11,619 kg | 31,298 kg |
| 2003 | +37.0% | 17,498 kg | 23,968 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,405 kg | 17,253 kg | 22,697 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,660 kg | 9,994 kg | 16,433 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,960 kg | 7,897 kg | 11,619 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,298 kg | 31,298 kg | 31,298 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,218 kg | 17,498 kg | 29,070 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,099 kg | 20,590 kg | 25,762 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,574 kg | 24,902 kg | 28,305 kg | 4 |
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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 — manure management in Malta?
- Sheep — manure management in Malta was 27,366 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 31,298 kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,897 kg in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for sheep — manure management?
- Malta ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management 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 — Manure management (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).