Chicken meat production in Malta
Malta: Chicken meat production was 4,950 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,950 tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Malta peaked at 7,405 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 950 tonnes, in 1961.
Malta ranks 155th of 198 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,424 tonnes | 950 tonnes | 2,364 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,344 tonnes | 2,381 tonnes | 4,606 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,159 tonnes | 3,756 tonnes | 4,836 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,895 tonnes | 4,300 tonnes | 6,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,532 tonnes | 3,935 tonnes | 7,405 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,006 tonnes | 3,676 tonnes | 4,398 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,432 tonnes | 4,070 tonnes | 4,950 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 chicken meat production in Malta?
- Chicken meat production in Malta was 4,950 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7,405 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chicken meat production?
- Malta ranks 155th out of 198 regions with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.