Eggs per bird in Malta
Malta: Eggs per bird was 16.13 kilograms per animal in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.13 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.44 kilograms per animal
in 1998
All-time low
8.2 kilograms per animal
in 1981
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Eggs per bird in Malta, 1961–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2019, eggs per bird in Malta stood at 16.13 kilograms per animal.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Malta peaked at 25.44 kilograms per animal in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.2 kilograms per animal, in 1981.
Malta ranks 32nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Eggs per bird in Malta, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.52 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 9.54 kilograms per animal | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 9.52 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 9.54 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 9.54 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 11.71 kilograms per animal | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 8.58 kilograms per animal | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +21.7% |
| 1971 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.44 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13.54 kilograms per animal | +29.7% |
| 1976 | 11.83 kilograms per animal | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 10.6 kilograms per animal | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 11.01 kilograms per animal | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 8.99 kilograms per animal | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 10.16 kilograms per animal | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 8.2 kilograms per animal | -19.3% |
| 1982 | 10.19 kilograms per animal | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 11.34 kilograms per animal | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 11 kilograms per animal | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 11 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.33 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.37 kilograms per animal | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 11.57 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.07 kilograms per animal | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 15.09 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.39 kilograms per animal | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 14.15 kilograms per animal | -33.9% |
| 1996 | 13.44 kilograms per animal | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 13.2 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 25.44 kilograms per animal | +92.8% |
| 1999 | 15.02 kilograms per animal | -41.0% |
| 2000 | 12 kilograms per animal | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4 kilograms per animal | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5 kilograms per animal | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 12.87 kilograms per animal | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.35 kilograms per animal | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.43 kilograms per animal | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 13.01 kilograms per animal | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 13.57 kilograms per animal | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 14.59 kilograms per animal | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 18.16 kilograms per animal | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 16.91 kilograms per animal | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 12.26 kilograms per animal | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 15.04 kilograms per animal | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 18.26 kilograms per animal | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 18.58 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.46 kilograms per animal | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 16.88 kilograms per animal | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.11 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 16.13 kilograms per animal | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.13 kilograms per animal is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.07 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 16.13 kilograms per animal is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.43 kilograms per animal, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs per bird 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +92.8% | 13.2 kilograms per animal | 25.44 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.87 kilograms per animal | 8.58 kilograms per animal | 11.71 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.82 kilograms per animal | 8.99 kilograms per animal | 13.54 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 kilograms per animal | 8.2 kilograms per animal | 11.37 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.95 kilograms per animal | 11.57 kilograms per animal | 25.44 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.49 kilograms per animal | 10.43 kilograms per animal | 18.16 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 kilograms per animal | 12.26 kilograms per animal | 18.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
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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 eggs per bird in Malta?
- Eggs per bird in Malta was 16.13 kilograms per animal in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 25.44 kilograms per animal in 1998.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 kilograms per animal in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for eggs per bird?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.