Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 4.88 kg per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Malta is 4.88 kg per hectare, measured 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 vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 4.88 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 kg per hectare, in 1968.
That places Malta 47th out of 180 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 kg per hectare | 1.23 kg per hectare | 1.69 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 kg per hectare | 1.37 kg per hectare | 3.14 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 kg per hectare | 3.2 kg per hectare | 4.13 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 kg per hectare | 2.51 kg per hectare | 3.9 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 kg per hectare | 4 kg per hectare | 4.79 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 kg per hectare | 4.64 kg per hectare | 4.88 kg 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. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 4.88 kg per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 kg per hectare in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.