Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malta
Malta: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 3,012 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Malta stood at 3,012 1000 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Malta peaked at 4,800 1000 An in 1996 and was at its lowest, 792 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Malta 200th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 792 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 875 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 917 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 1,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,104 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 1,139 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,970 1000 An | +73.0% |
| 1969 | 1,885 1000 An | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,984 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,471 1000 An | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 2,202 1000 An | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 2,947 1000 An | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 2,342 1000 An | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 2,659 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 2,917 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 3,368 1000 An | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 3,142 1000 An | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 3,838 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 3,807 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4,030 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 3,130 1000 An | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 3,257 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3,250 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,330 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3,330 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,415 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3,500 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3,600 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 3,580 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3,600 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,700 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3,700 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,800 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3,800 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,800 1000 An | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 3,500 1000 An | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 3,560 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3,750 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4,183 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 4,358 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4,531 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 4,701 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3,895 1000 An | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2,771 1000 An | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 2,666 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2,896 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 3,138 1000 An | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2,851 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2,690 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2,437 1000 An | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2,562 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2,353 1000 An | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,230 1000 An | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2,251 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,148 1000 An | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2,126 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,297 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2,338 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,430 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,494 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,666 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2,866 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 3,012 1000 An | +5.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3,012 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 52,214 1000 An, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3,012 1000 An is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 112,024 1000 An, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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% | 1,139 1000 An | 1,970 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,187 1000 An | 792 1000 An | 1,970 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,787 1000 An | 1,984 1000 An | 3,838 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,465 1000 An | 3,130 1000 An | 4,030 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,779 1000 An | 3,500 1000 An | 4,800 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,599 1000 An | 2,666 1000 An | 4,701 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,343 1000 An | 2,126 1000 An | 2,690 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,694 1000 An | 2,430 1000 An | 3,012 1000 An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Malta?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Malta was 3,012 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,800 1000 An in 1996.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 792 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Malta ranks 200th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.