Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 9,557 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9,557 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
11th
of 191 countries
All-time high
15,000 animals per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
2,475 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta is 9,557 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 15,000 animals per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,475 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malta ranks 11th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,475 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,734 animals per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 2,866 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3,125 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 3,125 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,450 animals per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 3,559 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6,156 animals per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 1969 | 5,891 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 6,200 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 7,722 animals per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 6,881 animals per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 9,209 animals per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 7,319 animals per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 8,309 animals per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 9,116 animals per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 10,525 animals per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 9,819 animals per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 11,994 animals per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 11,897 animals per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 12,594 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 9,781 animals per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 10,178 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 10,156 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 10,406 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10,406 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,672 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 10,938 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 11,250 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 11,188 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 11,250 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,562 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 11,562 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,875 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 11,875 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,000 animals per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 10,938 animals per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 11,125 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11,719 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 13,072 animals per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 13,619 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 14,159 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 14,691 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 12,172 animals per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 8,659 animals per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 8,331 animals per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 9,050 animals per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 9,806 animals per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 8,909 animals per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 8,406 animals per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 7,616 animals per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 8,006 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 7,353 animals per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 6,969 animals per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 7,034 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6,712 animals per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6,644 animals per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,178 animals per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 7,306 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7,594 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7,914 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 8,459 animals per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 9,094 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 9,557 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9,557 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9,557 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,305 animals per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +73.0% | 3,559 animals per square kilometre | 6,156 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,709 animals per square kilometre | 2,475 animals per square kilometre | 6,156 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,709 animals per square kilometre | 6,200 animals per square kilometre | 11,994 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,828 animals per square kilometre | 9,781 animals per square kilometre | 12,594 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,809 animals per square kilometre | 10,938 animals per square kilometre | 15,000 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,247 animals per square kilometre | 8,331 animals per square kilometre | 14,691 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,322 animals per square kilometre | 6,644 animals per square kilometre | 8,406 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,524 animals per square kilometre | 7,594 animals per square kilometre | 9,557 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 8 Bahrain 12,355 animals per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Korea 11,104 animals per square kilometre compare
- 10 Belgium 10,156 animals per square kilometre compare
- 12 Jamaica 7,978 animals per square kilometre compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 6,638 animals per square kilometre compare
- 14 El Salvador 6,455 animals per square kilometre 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Malta was 9,557 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,000 animals per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,475 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.