Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Malta
Malta: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Malta, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Malta stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Malta peaked at 270 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2018.
That places Malta 136th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 140 ha | — |
| 1986 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 136 ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 208 ha | +52.9% |
| 1992 | 219 ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 173 ha | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 160 ha | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 181 ha | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 90 ha | -50.3% |
| 1997 | 120 ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 235 ha | +95.8% |
| 1999 | 252 ha | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 243 ha | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 270 ha | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 235 ha | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 227 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 181 ha | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 211 ha | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 190 ha | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 196 ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 217 ha | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 181 ha | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 193 ha | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 202 ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 156 ha | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 140 ha | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 167 ha | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 166 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 152 ha | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 142 ha | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 285.5 ha. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,576 ha. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 142 ha | 0 ha |
| 1998 | +95.8% | 120 ha | 235 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 140 ha | 140 ha | 140 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 177.4 ha | 90 ha | 252 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 215.1 ha | 181 ha | 270 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.8 ha | 0 ha | 202 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 133 Maldives 5 ha compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 ha compare
- 135 Cook Islands 2 ha compare
- 136 Austria 0 ha
- 136 Bahrain 0 ha compare
- 136 Belgium 0 ha
- 136 Bulgaria 0 ha
- 136 Czechia 0 ha
- 136 Denmark 0 ha
- 136 Estonia 0 ha
- 136 Finland 0 ha
- 136 Germany 0 ha
- 136 Hungary 0 ha
- 136 Ireland 0 ha
- 136 Latvia 0 ha
- 136 Lithuania 0 ha
- 136 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 136 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha
- 136 Poland 0 ha
- 136 Romania 0 ha
- 136 Slovakia 0 ha
- 136 Slovenia 0 ha
- 136 Sweden 0 ha
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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Malta?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Malta was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 270 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Malta ranks 136th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.