Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malta
Malta: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 75.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malta recorded 75.35 for food — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Malta peaked at 130.88 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 61.22, in 1966.
That places Malta 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.28 | — |
| 1962 | 64.17 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 66.16 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 63.82 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 63.72 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 61.22 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 63.86 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 73.45 | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 76.94 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 73.89 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 77.75 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 80.26 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 83.41 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 78.64 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 83.33 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 83.07 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 87.27 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 85.76 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 84.42 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 83.39 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 85.48 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 82.27 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 91.44 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 91.12 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 97.02 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 96.02 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 93.95 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 94.15 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 96.38 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 95.95 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 100.29 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 109.34 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 110.24 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 118.02 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 114.45 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 130.88 | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 122.72 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 128.08 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 125.83 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 121.06 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 119.82 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 118.38 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 116.34 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 113.58 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 109.2 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 115.33 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 109.81 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 118 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 107.45 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 108.59 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 105.2 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 100.22 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 101.5 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 104.36 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 99.3 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 96.34 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 95.03 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 73.71 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 77.73 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 75.59 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.35 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.29 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 75.35 | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 75.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.73, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 75.35 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 120.43, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.51 | 61.22 | 76.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.78 | 73.89 | 87.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.12 | 82.27 | 97.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.58 | 95.95 | 130.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.9 | 107.45 | 121.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5 | 73.71 | 108.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.06 | 75.29 | 77.73 | 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 food — gross production index number in Malta?
- Food — gross production index number in Malta was 75.35 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 130.88 in 1996.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.22 in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for food — gross production index number?
- Malta ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.