Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta
Malta: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 4.88 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
4.88
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
48th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.88
in 2017
All-time low
1.23
in 1968
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2017, change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta stood at 4.88. 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, change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta peaked at 4.88 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 1968.
Malta ranks 48th of 186 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.57 | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 1.46 | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 1.69 | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 1.44 | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 1.49 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 1.23 | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 1.35 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 1.37 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.76 | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 1.98 | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 2.02 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.76 | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 2.47 | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 3.14 | +27.1% |
| 1978 | 2.8 | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 2.81 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.2 | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 3.75 | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 4.13 | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 3.94 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 3.56 | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 3.63 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.66 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.57 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3 | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 3.63 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 3.74 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 3.14 | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 3.03 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 2.61 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.51 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.5 | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 3.79 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3.87 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.01 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.78 | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 4.01 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 4.08 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.13 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.03 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.24 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.71 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 4.79 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.67 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.64 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.67 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.74 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.82 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.82 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.88 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.69 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 | 1.37 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 | 3.2 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 2.51 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 | 4 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.64 | 4.88 | 8 |
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- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.4691 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.4691 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malta was 4.88 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 in 2017.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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