Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta
Malta: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 62.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malta recorded 62.07 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Malta peaked at 150.08 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 62.07, in 2024.
That places Malta 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.7 | — |
| 1962 | 86.3 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 89.17 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 86.27 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 86.5 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 83.55 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 87.66 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 100.91 | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 105.3 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 100.74 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 105.59 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 108.55 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 112.32 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 105.39 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 111.08 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 110.12 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 115.04 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 112.42 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 110.04 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 108.1 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 110.2 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 105.48 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 116.59 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 115.53 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 122.31 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 120.19 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 116.61 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 115.85 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 117.52 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 115.92 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 120.05 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 129.66 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 129.55 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 137.51 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 132.29 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 150.08 | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 139.62 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 144.57 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 140.92 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 134.55 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 132.23 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 129.74 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 126.66 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 122.89 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 117.43 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 123.38 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 116.99 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 125.18 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 113.49 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 114.2 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 110.11 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 104.41 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 105.3 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 106.76 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 99.19 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 94.06 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 90.27 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 74.12 | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 65 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 66.67 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 64.07 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 64.25 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.79 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 62.07 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.37 | 83.55 | 105.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.13 | 100.74 | 115.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.84 | 105.48 | 122.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 134.02 | 115.92 | 150.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 124.25 | 113.49 | 134.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.34 | 65 | 114.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.97 | 62.07 | 66.67 | 5 |
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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 food — gross per capita production index number in Malta?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Malta was 62.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 150.08 in 1996.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.07 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Malta ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.