Meat supply per person in Malta
Malta: Meat supply per person was 71.76 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat supply per person in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat supply per person in Malta is 71.76 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Malta peaked at 94.74 kilograms per year per capita in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.01 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.
Malta ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.76 kilograms per year per capita | 28.01 kilograms per year per capita | 42.81 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.3 kilograms per year per capita | 41.65 kilograms per year per capita | 57.64 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.08 kilograms per year per capita | 52.88 kilograms per year per capita | 67.45 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.04 kilograms per year per capita | 62.53 kilograms per year per capita | 80.98 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.59 kilograms per year per capita | 74.8 kilograms per year per capita | 91.32 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.14 kilograms per year per capita | 66.15 kilograms per year per capita | 94.74 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.89 kilograms per year per capita | 68.46 kilograms per year per capita | 74.18 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 57 Austria 73.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 58 China 73.54 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 59 Romania 72.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 61 Netherlands 71.58 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 62 Qatar 71.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 63 Italy 71.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat supply per person in Malta?
- Meat supply per person in Malta was 71.76 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 94.74 kilograms per year per capita in 2014.
- What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.01 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
- How does Malta rank for meat supply per person?
- Malta ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.