Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malta
Malta: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malta is 0 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malta peaked at 1.9 ha per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Malta 124th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1964 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1965 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +62.8% |
| 1967 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9688 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1971 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1972 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | +74.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1976 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1980 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8969 ha per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1982 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1983 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9375 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9062 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 1997 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1998 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8125 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7188 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9313 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0183 ha per square kilometre. (45 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0389 ha per square kilometre. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +400.0% | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.9688 ha per square kilometre | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.8969 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.7188 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malta?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malta was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 ha per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Malta ranks 124th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 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.