Cereal yield in Malta
Malta: Cereal yield was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,880 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Malta peaked at 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,230 kg per hectare, in 1968.
Malta ranks 47th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Cereal yield in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,360 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,373 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,566 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 1,462 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 1,694 kg per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 1,438 kg per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 1,490 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1,230 kg per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 1,346 kg per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 1,375 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,756 kg per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 1,984 kg per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 2,018 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,759 kg per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 2,009 kg per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 2,471 kg per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 3,140 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1978 | 2,795 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 2,810 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3,196 kg per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 3,752 kg per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 4,125 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 3,941 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 3,564 kg per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 3,626 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3,657 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3,574 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3,304 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 3,630 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 3,743 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 3,136 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 3,026 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,704 kg per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 2,607 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2,508 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3,500 kg per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 3,905 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 3,791 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3,870 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4,008 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,000 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,781 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 4,014 kg per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 4,083 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,129 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,032 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4,239 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4,714 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 4,789 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4,691 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4,671 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,640 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,669 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,740 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,824 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,820 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,880 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,880 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,880 kg per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,443 kg per hectare, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,440 kg per hectare | 1,230 kg per hectare | 1,694 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,212 kg per hectare | 1,375 kg per hectare | 3,140 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,637 kg per hectare | 3,196 kg per hectare | 4,125 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,279 kg per hectare | 2,508 kg per hectare | 3,905 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,279 kg per hectare | 4,000 kg per hectare | 4,789 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,742 kg per hectare | 4,640 kg per hectare | 4,880 kg per hectare | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Malta?
- Cereal yield in Malta was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,230 kg per hectare in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for cereal yield?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.