Figs — Area harvested in Malta
Malta: Figs — Area harvested was 26 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Figs — Area harvested in Malta, 1985–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in Malta is 26 ha, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in Malta peaked at 200 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26 ha, in 2017.
Malta ranks 51st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Figs — Area harvested in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 165 ha | — |
| 1986 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 165 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 167 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 156 ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 157 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 157 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 151 ha | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 146 ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 130 ha | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 120 ha | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 110 ha | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 190 ha | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 200 ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 80 ha | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 90 ha | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 110 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 100 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 180 ha | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 130 ha | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 70 ha | -46.2% |
| 2008 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 ha | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 69 ha | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 61 ha | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 72 ha | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 59 ha | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 37 ha | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 54 ha | +45.9% |
| 2016 | 31 ha | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 26 ha | -16.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 26 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malta's 26 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 651 ha, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 165 ha | 165 ha | 165 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 148.4 ha | 110 ha | 190 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.5 ha | 70 ha | 200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.12 ha | 26 ha | 72 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 48 Ecuador 31 ha compare
- 49 Slovenia 30 ha compare
- 50 Qatar 29 ha compare
- 52 Austria 0 ha
- 52 Belgium 0 ha
- 52 Czechia 0 ha
- 52 Denmark 0 ha
- 52 Estonia 0 ha
- 52 Finland 0 ha
- 52 Germany 0 ha
- 52 Hungary 0 ha
- 52 Ireland 0 ha
- 52 Latvia 0 ha
- 52 Lithuania 0 ha
- 52 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 52 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha
- 52 Poland 0 ha
- 52 Romania 0 ha
- 52 Slovakia 0 ha
- 52 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 figs — area harvested in Malta?
- Figs — area harvested in Malta was 26 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 200 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 ha in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for figs — area harvested?
- Malta ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2017.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — 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.