Manure Management: Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O … square kilometre N2O in Malta

Malta: Manure Management: Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O … square kilometre N2O was 0.0108 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0108 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
7th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0231 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0071 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023

0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.0108 kt per square kilometre for manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.

Malta ranks 7th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Manure Management: Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O … square kilometre N2O in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0078 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
1963 0.0071 kt per square kilometre -6.5%
1964 0.0077 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1965 0.008 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1966 0.0091 kt per square kilometre +13.4%
1967 0.0097 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1968 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +16.2%
1969 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1970 0.0113 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
1971 0.0123 kt per square kilometre +8.8%
1972 0.0117 kt per square kilometre -5.4%
1973 0.012 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1974 0.0118 kt per square kilometre -2.1%
1975 0.0123 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1976 0.0142 kt per square kilometre +16.2%
1977 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1978 0.0148 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
1979 0.0147 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1980 0.0128 kt per square kilometre -13.0%
1981 0.0132 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1982 0.0139 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1983 0.0158 kt per square kilometre +13.7%
1984 0.0181 kt per square kilometre +14.7%
1985 0.0193 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1986 0.02 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1987 0.0203 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1988 0.0208 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1989 0.021 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1990 0.0213 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1991 0.0214 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1992 0.0231 kt per square kilometre +7.7%
1993 0.023 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1994 0.0224 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1995 0.0203 kt per square kilometre -9.3%
1996 0.0199 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
1997 0.0205 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1998 0.0186 kt per square kilometre -9.7%
1999 0.0203 kt per square kilometre +9.4%
2000 0.02 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2001 0.0213 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
2002 0.02 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
2003 0.0207 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2004 0.019 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
2005 0.0201 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2006 0.02 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 0.0199 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
2008 0.0202 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2009 0.0176 kt per square kilometre -12.7%
2010 0.0168 kt per square kilometre -4.7%
2011 0.0148 kt per square kilometre -11.8%
2012 0.0151 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 0.0152 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.0151 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2015 0.0149 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2016 0.0145 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2017 0.0137 kt per square kilometre -5.7%
2018 0.0109 kt per square kilometre -20.0%
2019 0.0108 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2020 0.0138 kt per square kilometre +28.5%
2021 0.0109 kt per square kilometre -21.0%
2022 0.0104 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
2023 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +3.2%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.0108 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.0108 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 68.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.013 kt per square kilometre 0.0113 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0175 kt per square kilometre 0.0128 kt per square kilometre 0.021 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.0186 kt per square kilometre 0.0231 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0199 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 0.0213 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0138 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 4 Denmark 0.0135 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Luxembourg 0.0118 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Malawi 0.0113 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Barbados 0.0102 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Switzerland 0.0075 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Burundi 0.0072 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre in Malta?
Manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0108 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.0231 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Malta rank for manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is manure management — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.

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Indicator
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
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Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.