Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 15.12 1000 An per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.48 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.48 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 2.87 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 3.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 3.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 6.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 1969 | 5.9 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 6.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 7.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 6.9 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 9.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1974 | 7.34 1000 An per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 8.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 9.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 10.56 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 9.86 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 12.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 11.95 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 12.64 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 9.84 1000 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 10.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 10.22 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 10.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 10.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.74 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 11.32 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 11.25 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 11.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 11.62 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 11.62 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.93 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 11.93 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 11.16 1000 An per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1998 | 11.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.83 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 13.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 13.73 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 14.38 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.77 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.28 1000 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 8.77 1000 An per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 8.46 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 9.93 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 9.03 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 8.53 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 7.74 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 8.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 7.08 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.82 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.64 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 7.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.59 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.79 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.33 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.66 1000 An per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 | +72.8% | 3.58 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.18 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.48 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.18 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.74 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 12.07 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.89 1000 An per square kilometre | 9.84 1000 An per square kilometre | 12.64 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9 1000 An per square kilometre | 11.16 1000 An per square kilometre | 15.12 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.37 1000 An per square kilometre | 8.46 1000 An per square kilometre | 14.77 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.41 1000 An per square kilometre | 6.64 1000 An per square kilometre | 8.53 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 7.59 1000 An per square kilometre | 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Israel 14.14 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 12.48 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 6 Belgium 9.89 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 8 Jamaica 7.72 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 6.39 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 6.29 1000 An per square kilometre 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Malta was 8.96 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 1000 An per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.