Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Malta
Malta: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 68 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 68 ha for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Malta peaked at 403 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50 ha, in 1996.
That places Malta 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 403 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400 ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 182 ha | -54.5% |
| 1964 | 187 ha | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 184 ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 177 ha | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 151 ha | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 146 ha | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 153 ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 159 ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 171 ha | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 166 ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 171 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 171 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 178 ha | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 173 ha | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 187 ha | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 163 ha | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 172 ha | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 176 ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 169 ha | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 158 ha | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 171 ha | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 171 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 170 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 175 ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 122 ha | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 112 ha | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 102 ha | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 86 ha | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 82 ha | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 50 ha | -39.0% |
| 1997 | 52 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 60 ha | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 58 ha | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 61 ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 80 ha | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 120 ha | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 180 ha | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 290 ha | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 80 ha | -72.4% |
| 2006 | 75 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 70 ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 70 ha | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 64 ha | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 67 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 68 ha | +1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 68 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806 ha, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 68 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,606 ha, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -72.4% | 290 ha | 80 ha |
| 2004 | +61.1% | 180 ha | 290 ha |
| 1963 | -54.5% | 400 ha | 182 ha |
| 2002 | +50.0% | 80 ha | 120 ha |
| 2003 | +50.0% | 120 ha | 180 ha |
| 1996 | -39.0% | 82 ha | 50 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.33 ha | 146 ha | 403 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 171.1 ha | 159 ha | 187 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.5 ha | 158 ha | 176 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9 ha | 50 ha | 175 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.6 ha | 61 ha | 290 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.12 ha | 64 ha | 75 ha | 8 |
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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Malta?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Malta was 68 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 403 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ha in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Malta ranks 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.