Share of employment in agriculture in Malta
Malta: Share of employment in agriculture was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employment in agriculture in Malta stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture in Malta peaked at 2.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -18.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
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 share of employment in agriculture in Malta?
- Share of employment in agriculture in Malta was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for share of employment in agriculture?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.