Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Malta
Malta: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 209.4 kg/ha in 2017. ▬ Flat
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 209.4 kg/ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Malta peaked at 440 kg/ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 117.3 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Malta 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 235.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 220 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 249.3 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 231.6 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 232.2 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 232.9 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 233.8 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 232.9 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 249.3 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 134.4 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 1971 | 298.6 kg/ha | +122.2% |
| 1972 | 117.3 kg/ha | -60.7% |
| 1973 | 172.9 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 1974 | 154 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 139.3 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 141.4 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 266.3 kg/ha | +88.3% |
| 1978 | 170 kg/ha | -36.2% |
| 1979 | 170 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 235.7 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 236.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 366.7 kg/ha | +54.8% |
| 1983 | 385 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 366.7 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 366.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 366.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 385 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 330 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 330 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 391.1 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 357.5 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 300 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 220 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 195.6 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 169.2 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 440 kg/ha | +160.0% |
| 1997 | 274.9 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 220 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 293.3 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 330 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 220 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 330 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 220 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 220 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 241 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 220 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 220 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 220 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 183.3 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 213.7 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 225.9 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 228.5 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 226.7 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 214.9 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 212.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 212.2 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 209.4 kg/ha | -1.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 209.4 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 871.3 kg/ha, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 209.4 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 435.8 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +160.0% | 169.2 kg/ha | 440 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +122.2% | 134.4 kg/ha | 298.6 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +88.3% | 141.4 kg/ha | 266.3 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.3 kg/ha | 220 kg/ha | 249.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 176.42 kg/ha | 117.3 kg/ha | 298.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 336.94 kg/ha | 235.7 kg/ha | 385 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 286.16 kg/ha | 169.2 kg/ha | 440 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 240.43 kg/ha | 183.3 kg/ha | 330 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 218.01 kg/ha | 209.4 kg/ha | 228.5 kg/ha | 8 |
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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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Malta?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Malta was 209.4 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 440 kg/ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.3 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.