Potatoes — Production, per capita in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0121 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0121 t per person for potatoes — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.1058 t per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 t per person, in 2024.
That places Malta 90th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0779 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0783 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0823 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0682 t per person | -17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.052 t per person | -23.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0522 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0589 t per person | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0622 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0741 t per person | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0573 t per person | -22.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0621 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0737 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0651 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0603 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0722 t per person | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.066 t per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0563 t per person | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0695 t per person | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0853 t per person | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0465 t per person | -45.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0383 t per person | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0459 t per person | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0423 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0386 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0435 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0403 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0499 t per person | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 0.048 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0486 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0653 t per person | +34.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0727 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0854 t per person | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0853 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0842 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1058 t per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0937 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0936 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0896 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0645 t per person | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0695 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0585 t per person | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0568 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0483 t per person | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0455 t per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0348 t per person | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0464 t per person | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 t per person | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0375 t per person | +53.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0454 t per person | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 t per person | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0298 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.029 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.018 t per person | -37.7% |
| 2016 | 0.015 t per person | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0187 t per person | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0178 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0132 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0121 t per person | -8.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0121 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0349 t per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0121 t per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.017 t per person, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0673 t per person | 0.052 t per person | 0.0823 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.065 t per person | 0.0563 t per person | 0.0737 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0472 t per person | 0.0383 t per person | 0.0853 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0783 t per person | 0.048 t per person | 0.1058 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0538 t per person | 0.0244 t per person | 0.0896 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 t per person | 0.015 t per person | 0.0454 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 5 |
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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 — production, per capita in Malta?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Malta was 0.0121 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1058 t per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 t per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Malta ranks 90th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. 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 Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.