Chicken meat production in Malta
Malta: Chicken meat production was 4,950 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,950
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
156th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7,405
in 2003
All-time low
950
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,950 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 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 950, in 1961.
Malta ranks 156th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 950 | — |
| 1962 | 1,050 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 1,100 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,325 | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 1,367 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 2,364 | +72.9% |
| 1969 | 2,262 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 2,381 | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,965 | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 2,643 | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 3,536 | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 2,811 | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 3,191 | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 3,500 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 4,042 | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 3,770 | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 4,606 | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 4,568 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,836 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 3,756 | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 3,908 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3,900 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4,000 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,100 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 4,200 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,325 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4,300 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4,320 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,440 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4,452 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4,700 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6,500 | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 4,988 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5,250 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 6,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 6,256 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6,661 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 7,405 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 6,294 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 4,518 | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 3,935 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 4,587 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 4,979 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4,686 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 4,398 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4,155 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 4,244 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4,115 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3,916 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3,913 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,832 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,676 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3,820 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,990 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4,150 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4,070 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4,250 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 4,740 | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 4,950 | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,950 is below the median for high income countries, which is 103,412, 5% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,950 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 165,760, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 | +72.9% | 1,367 | 2,364 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,424 | 950 | 2,364 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,344 | 2,381 | 4,606 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,159 | 3,756 | 4,836 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,895 | 4,300 | 6,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,532 | 3,935 | 7,405 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,006 | 3,676 | 4,398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,432 | 4,070 | 4,950 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 in Malta?
- Chicken meat production in Malta was 4,950 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7,405 in 2003.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for chicken meat production?
- Malta ranks 156th out of 199 countries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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