Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (pig) in Malta
Malta: Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (pig) was 4,120 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,120 t for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Malta peaked at 10,405 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25 t, in 1980.
Malta ranks 140th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (pig) in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,018 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,494 t | -26.0% |
| 1963 | 2,549 t | +70.6% |
| 1964 | 2,040 t | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 1,948 t | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 2,452 t | +25.9% |
| 1967 | 2,545 t | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 2,643 t | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 3,399 t | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 4,116 t | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 3,871 t | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 3,750 t | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 4,506 t | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 4,604 t | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3,691 t | -19.8% |
| 1976 | 4,052 t | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 4,922 t | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 4,195 t | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 724 t | -82.7% |
| 1980 | 25 t | -96.5% |
| 1981 | 401 t | +1504.0% |
| 1982 | 1,482 t | +269.6% |
| 1983 | 3,255 t | +119.6% |
| 1984 | 5,093 t | +56.5% |
| 1985 | 7,008 t | +37.6% |
| 1986 | 7,100 t | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 7,500 t | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 7,773 t | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 8,289 t | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 7,814 t | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 8,300 t | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 8,400 t | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8,508 t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9,300 t | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 8,500 t | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 8,600 t | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10,191 t | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 10,397 t | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 10,258 t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 9,069 t | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 9,930 t | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 10,405 t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9,779 t | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 8,469 t | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 8,889 t | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 8,217 t | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 8,018 t | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8,503 t | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 7,369 t | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 7,511 t | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,305 t | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5,665 t | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 5,920 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 6,153 t | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5,428 t | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 4,931 t | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 4,707 t | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 4,430 t | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 4,410 t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,560 t | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4,720 t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4,430 t | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 3,960 t | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 4,120 t | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,120 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,031 t, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,120 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 706.98 t, 5.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production (pig) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1504.0% | 25 t | 401 t |
| 1982 | +269.6% | 401 t | 1,482 t |
| 1983 | +119.6% | 1,482 t | 3,255 t |
| 1980 | -96.5% | 724 t | 25 t |
| 1979 | -82.7% | 4,195 t | 724 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,343 t | 1,494 t | 3,399 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,843 t | 724 t | 4,922 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,793 t | 25 t | 8,289 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,027 t | 7,814 t | 10,397 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,865 t | 7,369 t | 10,405 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,646 t | 4,410 t | 7,511 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,358 t | 3,960 t | 4,720 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Malta?
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production in Malta was 4,120 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10,405 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 t in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production?
- Malta ranks 140th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production. 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.