Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 5.24 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta, 1962–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5.24 % change on previous year for vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2017.
The figure is up 188.2% on the previous year and up 343.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 16.04 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -22.75 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Malta 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.5254 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3904 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 1964 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +474.2% |
| 1965 | -15.23 % change on previous year | -779.7% |
| 1966 | -0.2903 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1967 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -574.1% |
| 1968 | -5.72 % change on previous year | -515.4% |
| 1969 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -273.9% |
| 1970 | -22.75 % change on previous year | -328.8% |
| 1971 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1972 | -5.9 % change on previous year | +117.9% |
| 1973 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 1974 | 7.62 % change on previous year | +60.8% |
| 1975 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 1976 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1977 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 1978 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1979 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 1980 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1981 | -10.65 % change on previous year | -878.0% |
| 1982 | 7.8 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5738 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1984 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -541.9% |
| 1985 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -202.6% |
| 1986 | -0.317 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6359 % change on previous year | -300.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1990 | -0.2477 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1991 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -3069.9% |
| 1992 | -0.9829 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1993 | -0.7591 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1994 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -390.7% |
| 1995 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -221.3% |
| 1996 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -844.0% |
| 1998 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0242 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2000 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +9902.4% |
| 2001 | 16.04 % change on previous year | -763.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1923 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 2003 | -11.67 % change on previous year | -6166.1% |
| 2004 | 14.41 % change on previous year | -223.6% |
| 2005 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 2006 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2007 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2008 | 6.02 % change on previous year | -379.9% |
| 2009 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -201.8% |
| 2010 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8039 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2012 | -4.03 % change on previous year | -600.9% |
| 2013 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -160.9% |
| 2014 | 7.18 % change on previous year | +192.8% |
| 2015 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2016 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +212.7% |
| 2017 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -188.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.24 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.49 % change on previous year, 3.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 5.24 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.21 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -9902.4% | -0.0242 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -6166.1% | 0.1923 % change on previous year | -11.67 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +3069.9% | -0.2477 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9773 % change on previous year | -15.23 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.73 % change on previous year | -22.75 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1518 % change on previous year | -10.65 % change on previous year | 7.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -11.67 % change on previous year | 16.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6698 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year | 7.18 % change on previous year | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 28 USSR 6.22 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Polynesia 0.3398 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Australia and New Zealand 6.22 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Australia 5.39 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Mozambique 5.09 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Fiji 5.06 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.0444 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 4.74 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malta was 5.24 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.04 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.75 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Malta rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2017.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 343.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.