Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Malta
Malta: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated was 95,296 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 95,296 kg for swine, market — losses from manure treated in 2023.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated in Malta peaked at 295,552 kg in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11,782 kg, in 1980.
That places Malta 118th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43,646 kg | — |
| 1962 | 42,602 kg | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 41,955 kg | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 35,727 kg | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 40,382 kg | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 62,148 kg | +53.9% |
| 1967 | 62,412 kg | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 62,175 kg | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 83,314 kg | +34.0% |
| 1970 | 60,306 kg | -27.6% |
| 1971 | 62,298 kg | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 63,903 kg | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 63,903 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66,566 kg | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 53,253 kg | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 58,578 kg | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 74,554 kg | +27.3% |
| 1978 | 66,566 kg | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 39,940 kg | -40.0% |
| 1980 | 11,782 kg | -70.5% |
| 1981 | 44,000 kg | +273.4% |
| 1982 | 74,258 kg | +68.8% |
| 1983 | 142,094 kg | +91.4% |
| 1984 | 213,011 kg | +49.9% |
| 1985 | 252,950 kg | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 252,950 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 252,950 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 260,938 kg | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 269,565 kg | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 269,459 kg | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 270,257 kg | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 284,902 kg | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 290,227 kg | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 295,552 kg | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 274,251 kg | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 183,722 kg | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 186,384 kg | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 186,384 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 186,384 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 213,208 kg | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 213,208 kg | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 215,402 kg | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 208,492 kg | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 194,551 kg | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 204,631 kg | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 194,439 kg | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 196,191 kg | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 204,757 kg | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 175,515 kg | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 187,937 kg | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 123,245 kg | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 120,375 kg | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 131,667 kg | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 126,382 kg | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 116,181 kg | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 108,095 kg | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 90,559 kg | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 96,627 kg | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 94,470 kg | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 106,745 kg | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 106,638 kg | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78,681 kg | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 95,296 kg | +21.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 95,296 kg is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 million kg, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malta's 95,296 kg is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,789 kg, 8.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +273.4% | 11,782 kg | 44,000 kg |
| 1983 | +91.4% | 74,258 kg | 142,094 kg |
| 1980 | -70.5% | 39,940 kg | 11,782 kg |
| 1982 | +68.8% | 44,000 kg | 74,258 kg |
| 1966 | +53.9% | 40,382 kg | 62,148 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,707 kg | 35,727 kg | 83,314 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 60,987 kg | 39,940 kg | 74,554 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,450 kg | 11,782 kg | 269,565 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 242,752 kg | 183,722 kg | 295,552 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 202,039 kg | 175,515 kg | 215,402 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,554 kg | 90,559 kg | 187,937 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,840 kg | 78,681 kg | 106,745 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — losses from manure treated in Malta?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated in Malta was 95,296 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 295,552 kg in 1994.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,782 kg in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated?
- Malta ranks 118th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine, market — 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).