Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Malta
Malta: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 257.91 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food supply in Malta is 257.91 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 636.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Malta peaked at 262.65 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.32 million Kcal, in 2014.
Malta ranks 134th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Malta, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.16 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 35.52 million Kcal | +95.6% |
| 2012 | 42.74 million Kcal | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 35.02 million Kcal | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 17.32 million Kcal | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 66.96 million Kcal | +286.6% |
| 2016 | 108.2 million Kcal | +61.6% |
| 2017 | 103.66 million Kcal | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 161.14 million Kcal | +55.5% |
| 2019 | 207.33 million Kcal | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 197.07 million Kcal | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 262.65 million Kcal | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 247.96 million Kcal | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 257.91 million Kcal | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 257.91 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 998.67 million Kcal, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 257.91 million Kcal is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 846.31 million Kcal, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +286.6% | 17.32 million Kcal | 66.96 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6 million Kcal | 17.32 million Kcal | 207.33 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 241.4 million Kcal | 197.07 million Kcal | 262.65 million Kcal | 4 |
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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Malta?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Malta was 257.91 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 262.65 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.32 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 636.5%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.