Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Malta
Malta: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 115.87 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2017, wheat — gross production index number in Malta stood at 115.87.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Malta peaked at 135.35 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.62, in 1968.
Malta ranks 32nd of 115 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.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.55 | — |
| 1962 | 26.55 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 27.57 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 25.86 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 23.71 | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 21.81 | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 20.69 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 12.62 | -39.0% |
| 1969 | 16.34 | +29.5% |
| 1970 | 17.24 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 22.24 | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 22.31 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 19.58 | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 16.62 | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 21.81 | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 28.99 | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 32.24 | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 27.85 | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 31.22 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 40.62 | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 45.23 | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 72.94 | +61.3% |
| 1983 | 72.23 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 46.67 | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 46.67 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 46.67 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 44.81 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 43.87 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 45.51 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 45.74 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 47.61 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 51.34 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 54.14 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 56.01 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 58.81 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 39.21 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 84.35 | +115.1% |
| 1998 | 84.01 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.98 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 89.2 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 89.61 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.35 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 89.61 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 92.9 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 95.52 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 98.01 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 112.01 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 135.35 | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 128.82 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 121.7 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 116.38 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 113.63 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 110.75 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 107.75 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 93.35 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 98.9 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 115.87 | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.41 | 12.62 | 27.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.01 | 16.62 | 32.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.52 | 40.62 | 72.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.42 | 39.21 | 84.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.44 | 89.2 | 135.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.79 | 93.35 | 121.7 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Malta?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Malta was 115.87 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 135.35 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 115 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Wheat — Gross 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.