Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 90.51 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Malta is 90.51, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Malta peaked at 502.23 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 72.64, in 2016.
That places Malta 93rd out of 143 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 371.26 | — |
| 1962 | 371.66 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 389.87 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 322.81 | -17.2% |
| 1965 | 245.12 | -24.1% |
| 1966 | 244.85 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 274.6 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 286.75 | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 336.43 | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 257.95 | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 278.42 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 328.78 | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 288.89 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 298.46 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 266.48 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 319.07 | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 291.23 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 249.49 | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 309.56 | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 381.49 | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 208.65 | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 174.53 | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 210.78 | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 193.52 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 178.67 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 191.05 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 202.98 | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 187.8 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 232.63 | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 223.9 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 230.97 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 310.28 | +34.3% |
| 1993 | 345.91 | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 406.49 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 405.74 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 400.02 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 502.23 | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 444.43 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 442.86 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 423.72 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 304.83 | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 328.99 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 276.66 | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 268.74 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 228.82 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 215.19 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 164.3 | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 219.74 | +33.7% |
| 2009 | 115.95 | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 178.17 | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 215.89 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 144.15 | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 143 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 140.06 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.3 | -37.7% |
| 2016 | 72.64 | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 90.51 | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 315.93 | 244.85 | 389.87 | 9 |
| 1970s | 288.83 | 249.49 | 328.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.21 | 174.53 | 381.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 371.28 | 223.9 | 502.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 254.69 | 115.95 | 423.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.97 | 72.64 | 215.89 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Malta?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Malta was 90.51 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 502.23 in 1997.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.64 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.