Beer of barley, malted — Production in Malta
Malta: Beer of barley, malted — Production was 18,600 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, beer of barley, malted — production in Malta stood at 18,600 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer of barley, malted — production in Malta peaked at 22,785 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4,102 t, in 1964.
That places Malta 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beer of barley, malted — Production in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,445 t | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 4,893 t | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 4,102 t | -16.2% |
| 1965 | 5,397 t | +31.6% |
| 1966 | 5,103 t | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 6,258 t | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 6,013 t | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 7,210 t | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 7,035 t | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 7,735 t | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 7,392 t | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 7,700 t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 7,798 t | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 9,275 t | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 9,478 t | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 9,667 t | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9,541 t | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 9,793 t | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 10,752 t | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 12,929 t | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 12,803 t | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 10,276 t | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 11,312 t | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 10,696 t | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 9,954 t | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 13,503 t | +35.7% |
| 1988 | 17,815 t | +31.9% |
| 1989 | 16,016 t | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 17,150 t | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 16,289 t | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 19,684 t | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 22,785 t | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 20,307 t | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 18,368 t | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 17,626 t | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 17,528 t | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 17,780 t | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19,166 t | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 16,989 t | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 15,533 t | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 14,882 t | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 11,984 t | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 16,863 t | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 9,135 t | -45.8% |
| 2006 | 11,837 t | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 14,217 t | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 12,908 t | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 11,305 t | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 10,773 t | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 11,361 t | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 16,457 t | +44.9% |
| 2013 | 11,396 t | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 12,341 t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 16,800 t | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 16,600 t | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 17,000 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18,100 t | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 18,300 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 12,800 t | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 15,500 t | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 18,100 t | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 18,600 t | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,291 t | 4,102 t | 7,210 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,541 t | 7,035 t | 9,793 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,606 t | 9,954 t | 17,815 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,668 t | 16,289 t | 22,785 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,565 t | 9,135 t | 16,989 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,913 t | 10,773 t | 18,300 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,250 t | 12,800 t | 18,600 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 132 Iceland 19,600 t compare
- 133 Mali 19,000 t compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 19,000 t compare
- 136 French Polynesia 17,739 t compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 17,700 t compare
- 138 Senegal 17,000 t compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.4691 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.4691 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer of barley, malted — production in Malta?
- Beer of barley, malted — production in Malta was 18,600 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22,785 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,102 t in 1964.
- How does Malta rank for beer of barley, malted — production?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer of barley, malted — production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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 Beer of barley, malted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.