Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta
Malta: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3329 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta stood at 0.3329 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.5636 tonnes per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2247 tonnes per person, in 1967.
Malta ranks 32nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.249 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2593 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2914 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2895 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2635 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2951 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2247 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3085 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3746 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3701 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3865 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3901 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5162 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4404 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5062 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4448 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5636 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4352 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4404 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3442 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3793 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3467 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3389 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4114 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4042 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3975 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4064 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4808 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4163 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4348 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.393 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4842 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4444 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3949 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4133 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4606 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4937 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4931 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5289 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5409 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4656 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4748 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4742 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3539 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3912 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3504 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5237 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 0.447 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3782 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4318 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4468 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5309 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4567 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3576 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.466 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3586 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3896 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3699 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3235 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3201 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2991 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3672 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3329 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3329 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3329 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.284 tonnes per person | 0.2247 tonnes per person | 0.3746 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4494 tonnes per person | 0.3701 tonnes per person | 0.5636 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3926 tonnes per person | 0.3389 tonnes per person | 0.4808 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4541 tonnes per person | 0.393 tonnes per person | 0.5289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.44 tonnes per person | 0.3504 tonnes per person | 0.5409 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4131 tonnes per person | 0.3235 tonnes per person | 0.5309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3298 tonnes per person | 0.2991 tonnes per person | 0.3672 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malta was 0.3329 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5636 tonnes per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2247 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Malta rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.