Land under cereal production in Malta
Malta: Land under cereal production was 0 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0 hectares for land under cereal production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Malta peaked at 3,699 hectares in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2018.
That places Malta 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,649 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 3,699 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 3,513 hectares | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 3,434 hectares | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,966 hectares | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 3,254 hectares | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 3,211 hectares | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 2,980 hectares | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 2,715 hectares | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 2,559 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 2,257 hectares | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 2,095 hectares | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 1,850 hectares | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 2,018 hectares | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 2,167 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 2,202 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1,954 hectares | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 1,983 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,304 hectares | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 2,406 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,381 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,850 hectares | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 2,932 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2,562 hectares | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 2,518 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2,442 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2,444 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,645 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 2,346 hectares | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 2,378 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,200 hectares | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 2,379 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 2,700 hectares | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 2,800 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,950 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2,000 hectares | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 2,700 hectares | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 2,823 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2,788 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,923 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2,950 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,510 hectares | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 2,940 hectares | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 3,001 hectares | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,011 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,100 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,350 hectares | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 3,500 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3,320 hectares | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3,234 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3,125 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,076 hectares | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,993 hectares | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,892 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,525 hectares | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 2,647 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,989 hectares | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2020 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2021 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2022 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 324,650 hectares. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 241,363 hectares. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production 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 hectares | 0 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,269 hectares | 2,715 hectares | 3,699 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,139 hectares | 1,850 hectares | 2,559 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,553 hectares | 2,346 hectares | 2,932 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,572 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,950 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,060 hectares | 2,510 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,348 hectares | 0 hectares | 3,234 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 hectares compare
- 176 Antigua and Barbuda 26 hectares compare
- 177 Djibouti 9 hectares compare
- 178 Barbados 0 hectares compare
- 178 Hong Kong 0 hectares compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 0 hectares 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 land under cereal production in Malta?
- Land under cereal production in Malta was 0 hectares in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,699 hectares in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for land under cereal production?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.