Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta
Malta: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 0 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
183rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
3,699
in 1962
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0 for index of cereal production yield and land use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta peaked at 3,699 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
Malta ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,649 | — |
| 1962 | 3,699 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 3,513 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 3,434 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,966 | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 3,254 | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 3,211 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 2,980 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 2,715 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 2,559 | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 2,257 | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 2,095 | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 1,850 | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 2,018 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 2,167 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2,202 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1,954 | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 1,983 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,304 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 2,406 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,381 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,850 | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 2,932 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2,562 | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 2,518 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2,442 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2,444 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,645 | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2,346 | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 2,378 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,200 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 2,379 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 2,700 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,950 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2,000 | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 2,700 | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 2,823 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2,788 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,923 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2,950 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,510 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 2,940 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 3,001 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,011 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,100 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,350 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 3,500 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,320 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3,234 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3,125 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,076 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,993 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,892 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,525 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 2,647 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,989 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 281,940. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 239,964. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 2,989 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,269 | 2,715 | 3,699 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,139 | 1,850 | 2,559 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,553 | 2,346 | 2,932 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,572 | 2,000 | 2,950 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,060 | 2,510 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | 0 | 3,234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 26 compare
- 182 Djibouti 9 compare
- 183 Barbados 0 compare
- 183 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0 compare
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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malta was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,699 in 1962.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Malta ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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