Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Wheat — Production, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Malta, 1962–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malta recorded -100 % change on previous year for wheat — production, annual growth rate in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 683.1% on the previous year and down 580.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at 115.14 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Malta ranks 134th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -261.7% |
| 1965 | -8.3 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1966 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1967 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1968 | -39.02 % change on previous year | +659.8% |
| 1969 | 29.44 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 1970 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1971 | 29.02 % change on previous year | +423.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2937 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1973 | -12.22 % change on previous year | -4259.2% |
| 1974 | -15.16 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 31.29 % change on previous year | -306.4% |
| 1976 | 32.91 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 1978 | -13.64 % change on previous year | -221.7% |
| 1979 | 12.14 % change on previous year | -189.0% |
| 1980 | 30.1 % change on previous year | +148.1% |
| 1981 | 11.33 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1982 | 61.28 % change on previous year | +441.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9726 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1984 | -35.38 % change on previous year | +3538.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1989 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -278.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5128 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 1991 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +695.9% |
| 1992 | 7.84 % change on previous year | +92.2% |
| 1993 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1995 | 5 % change on previous year | +45.0% |
| 1996 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -766.7% |
| 1997 | 115.14 % change on previous year | -445.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3984 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1999 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +206.9% |
| 2000 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -712.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4604 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2002 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +804.9% |
| 2003 | -4 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2004 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -191.7% |
| 2005 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +448.1% |
| 2008 | 20.83 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 2009 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2010 | -5.52 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2011 | -4.37 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2012 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 2013 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2014 | -2.71 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2015 | -13.37 % change on previous year | +392.6% |
| 2016 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 2017 | 17.15 % change on previous year | +188.0% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -683.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -5.3 % change on previous year, 18.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.98 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -4259.2% | 0.2937 % change on previous year | -12.22 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -3538.0% | -0.9726 % change on previous year | -35.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.17 % change on previous year | -39.02 % change on previous year | 29.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.14 % change on previous year | -15.16 % change on previous year | 32.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4 % change on previous year | -35.38 % change on previous year | 61.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.65 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 115.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 % change on previous year | -4.83 % change on previous year | 20.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.97 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 17.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
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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 wheat — production, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Wheat — production, annual growth rate in Malta was -100 % change on previous year in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 115.14 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for wheat — production, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 134th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wheat — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 580.0%. 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 Wheat — Production, 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 Wheat — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Production 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 Wheat — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.