Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Malta
Malta: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 23.31 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Malta stood at 23.31 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Malta peaked at 27.81 t per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.75 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Malta 1st out of 124 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Malta, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.93 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.93 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.82 t per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1964 | 9.46 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 7.62 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 13.02 t per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 1967 | 11.43 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 19.88 t per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 1969 | 14.83 t per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 11.52 t per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1971 | 11.21 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 13.96 t per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 11.92 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 13.42 t per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 14.01 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 15.5 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 10.82 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 11.97 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 20.03 t per square kilometre | +67.2% |
| 1980 | 14.07 t per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1981 | 6.88 t per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1982 | 13.65 t per square kilometre | +98.4% |
| 1983 | 10.75 t per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.38 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.94 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 10 t per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 8.12 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 7.5 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 6.88 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 8.61 t per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 6.59 t per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 3.75 t per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 19.02 t per square kilometre | +407.3% |
| 1998 | 19.61 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.79 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 17.36 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 22.75 t per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 23.14 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.26 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 18.78 t per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 16.32 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 27.81 t per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2007 | 20.43 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 20.23 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 23.89 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 26.49 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 24.94 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.26 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 23.03 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 23.96 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.34 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 25.73 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.52 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.53 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.09 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 20.91 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 22.84 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 22.81 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 23.31 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.31 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5438 t per square kilometre, 42.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malta's 23.31 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.22 t per square kilometre, 19.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, 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 | +407.3% | 3.75 t per square kilometre | 19.02 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.32 t per square kilometre | 7.62 t per square kilometre | 19.88 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.44 t per square kilometre | 10.82 t per square kilometre | 20.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.32 t per square kilometre | 6.88 t per square kilometre | 14.07 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.59 t per square kilometre | 3.75 t per square kilometre | 19.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6 t per square kilometre | 16.32 t per square kilometre | 27.81 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.89 t per square kilometre | 20.26 t per square kilometre | 27.53 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.47 t per square kilometre | 20.91 t per square kilometre | 23.31 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Malta?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Malta was 23.31 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27.81 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, 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) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 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) — Production 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.