Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta
Malta: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 62.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Malta stood at 62.05. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Malta peaked at 502.23 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 62.05, in 2024.
That places Malta 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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% |
| 2018 | 93.6 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 86.43 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 74.71 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 65.79 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 65.32 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 66.46 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.05 | -6.6% |
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 | 125.17 | 72.64 | 215.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.87 | 62.05 | 74.71 | 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Malta?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Malta was 62.05 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 502.23 in 1997.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.05 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.