Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production in Malta
Malta: Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production was 20 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, broad beans and horse beans, green — production in Malta stood at 20 t. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad beans and horse beans, green — production in Malta peaked at 3,526 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20 t, in 2018.
That places Malta 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 928 t | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 794 t | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 790 t | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 707 t | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 905 t | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 706 t | -22.0% |
| 1972 | 719 t | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 729 t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 686 t | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 768 t | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 948 t | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 646 t | -31.9% |
| 1978 | 697 t | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 878 t | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 889 t | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 621 t | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 781 t | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 858 t | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 800 t | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 800 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 750 t | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 708 t | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,423 t | +100.9% |
| 1992 | 1,459 t | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1,495 t | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,508 t | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,272 t | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 1,200 t | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1,649 t | +37.4% |
| 1998 | 1,391 t | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 1,535 t | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1,488 t | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 896 t | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 1,340 t | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 1,155 t | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 2,435 t | +110.8% |
| 2005 | 3,386 t | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 3,116 t | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 2,710 t | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 3,526 t | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 3,075 t | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 2,529 t | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 2,568 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,533 t | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,230 t | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 3,076 t | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 2,509 t | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 1,538 t | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 2,669 t | +73.6% |
| 2018 | 20 t | -99.3% |
| 2019 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 t | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 20 t | -33.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 165 t, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,151 t, 0% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +110.8% | 1,155 t | 2,435 t |
| 1991 | +100.9% | 708 t | 1,423 t |
| 2018 | -99.3% | 2,669 t | 20 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913.22 t | 707 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 768.2 t | 646 t | 948 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 789.9 t | 621 t | 889 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,364 t | 708 t | 1,649 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,313 t | 896 t | 3,526 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,969 t | 20 t | 3,076 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 t | 20 t | 30 t | 5 |
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 broad beans and horse beans, green — production in Malta?
- Broad beans and horse beans, green — production in Malta was 20 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest broad beans and horse beans, green — production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,526 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest broad beans and horse beans, green — production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 t in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for broad beans and horse beans, green — production?
- Malta ranks 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad beans and horse beans, green — production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. 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 Broad beans and horse beans, green — Production. 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.