Wheat yields in Malta
Malta: Wheat yields was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2017, wheat yields in Malta stood at 5.03 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Malta peaked at 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Malta 29th out of 125 regions with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Malta?
- Wheat yields in Malta was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for wheat yields?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 125 regions with data for 2017.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.