Milk per animal in Malta
Malta: Milk per animal was 1,717 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,717 kilograms per animal for milk per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Malta peaked at 2,709 kilograms per animal in 2001 and was at its lowest, 671.53 kilograms per animal, in 1963.
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 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 785.11 kilograms per animal | 671.53 kilograms per animal | 950.3 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,453 kilograms per animal | 979.97 kilograms per animal | 2,032 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,985 kilograms per animal | 1,833 kilograms per animal | 2,036 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,059 kilograms per animal | 1,688 kilograms per animal | 2,540 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,367 kilograms per animal | 2,068 kilograms per animal | 2,709 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,436 kilograms per animal | 1,932 kilograms per animal | 2,692 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,825 kilograms per animal | 1,709 kilograms per animal | 2,009 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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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 milk per animal in Malta?
- Milk per animal in Malta was 1,717 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk per animal recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,709 kilograms per animal in 2001.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 671.53 kilograms per animal in 1963.
- How does Malta rank for milk per animal?
- Malta ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.