Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Malta
Malta: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 15 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malta is 15 kg/An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malta peaked at 27 kg/An in 1965 and was at its lowest, 10 kg/An, in 1996.
Malta ranks 68th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 20 kg/An | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 27 kg/An | +35.0% |
| 1966 | 18 kg/An | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23 kg/An | +27.8% |
| 1969 | 14 kg/An | -39.1% |
| 1970 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 17 kg/An | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 kg/An | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 17 kg/An | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 20 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 14 kg/An | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 19 kg/An | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 15 kg/An | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 15 kg/An | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 17 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 19 kg/An | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 17 kg/An | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 15 kg/An | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 10 kg/An | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 kg/An | +70.0% |
| 2019 | 14 kg/An | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 14 kg/An | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 15 kg/An | +15.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 15 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 13 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malta's 15 kg/An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) 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 | +70.0% | 10 kg/An | 17 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 27 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.2 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malta?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malta was 15 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27 kg/An in 1965.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 kg/An in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Malta ranks 68th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.