Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Malta
Malta: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield was 272 No/An in 2020. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Malta is 272 No/An, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Malta peaked at 446 No/An in 1998 and was at its lowest, 142 No/An, in 1981.
That places Malta 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield in Malta, year by year
| Year | No/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159 No/An | — |
| 1962 | 159 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 159 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 159 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 162 No/An | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 180 No/An | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 202 No/An | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 180 No/An | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 148 No/An | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 180 No/An | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 180 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 180 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 180 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 180 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 233 No/An | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 204 No/An | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 183 No/An | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 190 No/An | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 155 No/An | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 175 No/An | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 142 No/An | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 176 No/An | +23.9% |
| 1983 | 196 No/An | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 190 No/An | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 190 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 190 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 190 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 195 No/An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 196 No/An | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 195 No/An | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 344 No/An | +76.4% |
| 1992 | 343 No/An | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 343 No/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 369 No/An | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 244 No/An | -33.9% |
| 1996 | 236 No/An | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 232 No/An | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 446 No/An | +92.2% |
| 1999 | 263 No/An | -41.0% |
| 2000 | 210 No/An | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 253 No/An | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 237 No/An | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 226 No/An | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 217 No/An | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 183 No/An | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 210 No/An | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 219 No/An | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 235 No/An | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 293 No/An | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 273 No/An | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 198 No/An | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 243 No/An | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 295 No/An | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 300 No/An | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 282 No/An | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 272 No/An | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 264 No/An | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 260 No/An | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 260 No/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 272 No/An | +4.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 272 No/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 255.5 No/An, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 272 No/An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 243.5 No/An, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield 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 | +92.2% | 232 No/An | 446 No/An |
| 1991 | +76.4% | 195 No/An | 344 No/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.56 No/An | 148 No/An | 202 No/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 186.5 No/An | 155 No/An | 233 No/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 184 No/An | 142 No/An | 196 No/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 301.5 No/An | 195 No/An | 446 No/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 228.3 No/An | 183 No/An | 293 No/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.7 No/An | 198 No/An | 300 No/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 272 No/An | 272 No/An | 272 No/An | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Malta?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield in Malta was 272 No/An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 446 No/An in 1998.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 No/An in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — yield rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.