Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta
Malta: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0145 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta is 0.0145 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0461 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.006 tonnes per person, in 1984.
Malta ranks 55th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +50.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -32.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +50.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +96.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 tonnes per person | +157.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.029 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 0.034 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -38.9% |
| 1999 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -66.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +78.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0461 tonnes per person | +109.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0265 tonnes per person | -42.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0145 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0145 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.001 tonnes per person, 14.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +157.3% | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0354 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Malta was 0.0145 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0461 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 tonnes per person in 1984.
- How does Malta rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Malta ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.