Chicken meat production, per capita in Malta
Malta: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Malta stood at 0.0087 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0186 tonnes per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Malta 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +75.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0087 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 43% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0087 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0095 tonnes per person, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +75.0% | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Malta?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Malta was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 tonnes per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Malta ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.