Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Malta stood at 0.0009 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0102 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2024.
Malta ranks 82nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0101 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0094 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.008 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.008 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.006 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.006 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 ha per person | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 ha per person | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.002 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 ha per person | -2.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0009 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0009 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0007 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -35.9% | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Malta?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Malta was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Malta ranks 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.