Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malta
Malta: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 6,557 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6,557 kg/An for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malta peaked at 6,949 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,390 kg/An, in 1968.
That places Malta 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,031 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 4,300 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 4,567 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 4,350 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 4,294 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 3,417 kg/An | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 3,398 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,390 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3,419 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,479 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 3,480 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,551 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3,508 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 3,475 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3,501 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3,613 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 3,950 kg/An | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 4,234 kg/An | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 4,246 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 3,990 kg/An | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 4,098 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 3,904 kg/An | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 3,841 kg/An | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 3,889 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3,889 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,889 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,857 kg/An | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 3,824 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 3,871 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,104 kg/An | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 5,550 kg/An | +35.2% |
| 1992 | 5,854 kg/An | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 5,836 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5,772 kg/An | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5,510 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 4,767 kg/An | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 4,796 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,187 kg/An | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 4,868 kg/An | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 5,535 kg/An | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 5,718 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5,366 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 5,142 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 5,406 kg/An | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5,293 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5,267 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,380 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5,524 kg/An | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5,693 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 6,622 kg/An | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 6,610 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,754 kg/An | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 6,374 kg/An | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 6,588 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 6,532 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6,650 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6,695 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,486 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6,743 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 6,949 kg/An | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 6,736 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 6,368 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 6,290 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6,557 kg/An | +4.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6,557 kg/An is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,606 kg/An, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6,557 kg/An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,533 kg/An, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +35.2% | 4,104 kg/An | 5,550 kg/An |
| 1998 | +29.0% | 4,796 kg/An | 6,187 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,907 kg/An | 3,390 kg/An | 4,567 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,704 kg/An | 3,475 kg/An | 4,246 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,905 kg/An | 3,824 kg/An | 4,098 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,324 kg/An | 4,104 kg/An | 6,187 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,432 kg/An | 5,142 kg/An | 5,718 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,605 kg/An | 6,374 kg/An | 6,754 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,580 kg/An | 6,290 kg/An | 6,949 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malta?
- Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malta was 6,557 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6,949 kg/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,390 kg/An in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.