Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta
Malta: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta is 4.88 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta peaked at 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Malta 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Malta was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.