Grapes — Area harvested in Malta
Malta: Grapes — Area harvested was 420 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grapes — Area harvested in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grapes — area harvested in Malta stood at 420 ha.
The figure is down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grapes — area harvested in Malta peaked at 2,885 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1998.
That places Malta 81st out of 98 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.
Grapes — Area harvested in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 998 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800 ha | -19.8% |
| 1963 | 894 ha | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 888 ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 850 ha | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 809 ha | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 809 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 810 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 800 ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 810 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 800 ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 810 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 820 ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 800 ha | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 810 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 800 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 450 ha | -43.8% |
| 1983 | 650 ha | +44.4% |
| 1984 | 630 ha | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 600 ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 620 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 630 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 600 ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 587 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 700 ha | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 779 ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,000 ha | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 1,700 ha | +70.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 ha | -41.2% |
| 1997 | 650 ha | -35.0% |
| 1998 | 300 ha | -53.8% |
| 1999 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 317 ha | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 460 ha | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 482 ha | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 550 ha | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 950 ha | +72.7% |
| 2005 | 661 ha | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 2,100 ha | +217.7% |
| 2007 | 1,000 ha | -52.4% |
| 2008 | 1,900 ha | +90.0% |
| 2009 | 1,800 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,778 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,888 ha | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2,252 ha | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 2,256 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,456 ha | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 2,885 ha | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 2,224 ha | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 2,321 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 420 ha | -81.9% |
| 2019 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 450 ha | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 460 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 460 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 420 ha | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 420 ha | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 420 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,000 ha, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malta's 420 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,380 ha, 5% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grapes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +217.7% | 661 ha | 2,100 ha |
| 2008 | +90.0% | 1,000 ha | 1,900 ha |
| 2018 | -81.9% | 2,321 ha | 420 ha |
| 2004 | +72.7% | 550 ha | 950 ha |
| 1995 | +70.0% | 1,000 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 1998 | -53.8% | 650 ha | 300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 860.89 ha | 800 ha | 998 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 805 ha | 800 ha | 820 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 639 ha | 450 ha | 810 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 781.6 ha | 300 ha | 1,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,022 ha | 317 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,890 ha | 420 ha | 2,885 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 442 ha | 420 ha | 460 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 78 Luxembourg 1,200 ha compare
- 79 Belgium 900 ha compare
- 80 Zimbabwe 434 ha compare
- 82 Philippines 285 ha compare
- 83 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 230 ha compare
- 84 Paraguay 221 ha compare
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 grapes — area harvested in Malta?
- Grapes — area harvested in Malta was 420 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grapes — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,885 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest grapes — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for grapes — area harvested?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grapes — area harvested rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. 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 Grapes — 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.