Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 95.69 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production index number in Malta is 95.69, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Malta peaked at 443.34 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 74.72, in 2016.
Malta ranks 102nd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 277.54 | — |
| 1962 | 277.54 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 290.53 | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 239.82 | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 181.33 | -24.4% |
| 1966 | 180.18 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 200.92 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 209.61 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 246.87 | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 190.01 | -23.0% |
| 1971 | 205.9 | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 244.12 | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 215.45 | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 223.68 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 200.78 | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 241.72 | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 221.86 | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 191.14 | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 238.49 | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 295.56 | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 162.53 | -45.0% |
| 1982 | 136.7 | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 166.02 | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 153.28 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 142.33 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 153.28 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 164.23 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 153.28 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 191.6 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 186.13 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 193.79 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 262.77 | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 295.61 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 350.36 | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 352.55 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 350.36 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 443.34 | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 395.43 | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 397.15 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 382.86 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 277.43 | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 301.48 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 255.19 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 249.44 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 213.69 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 202 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 154.88 | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 208.02 | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 110.24 | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 170.15 | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 207.14 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 138.95 | -32.9% |
| 2013 | 138.43 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 137.5 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.77 | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 74.72 | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 95.69 | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 233.82 | 180.18 | 290.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 217.31 | 190.01 | 244.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 171.88 | 136.7 | 295.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 322.75 | 186.13 | 443.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 235.52 | 110.24 | 382.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.29 | 74.72 | 207.14 | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Malta?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Malta was 95.69 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 443.34 in 1997.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.72 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Malta ranks 102nd out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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 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.