Artichokes — Area harvested in Malta
Malta: Artichokes — Area harvested was 169 ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Artichokes — Area harvested in Malta, 1998–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 169 ha for artichokes — area harvested in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artichokes — area harvested in Malta peaked at 214 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 110 ha, in 1998.
That places Malta 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Artichokes — Area harvested in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 110 ha | — |
| 1999 | 114 ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 115 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 118 ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 121 ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 114 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 130 ha | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 135 ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 140 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 150 ha | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 135 ha | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 180 ha | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 175 ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 185 ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 170 ha | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 188 ha | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 214 ha | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 167 ha | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 169 ha | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 169 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,512 ha, 11% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112 ha | 110 ha | 114 ha | 2 |
| 2000s | 131.8 ha | 114 ha | 160 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 181 ha | 167 ha | 214 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artichokes — area harvested in Malta?
- Artichokes — area harvested in Malta was 169 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artichokes — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 214 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest artichokes — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 ha in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for artichokes — area harvested?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is artichokes — area harvested rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Artichokes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.