Yields of key staple crops in Malta
Malta: Yields of key staple crops was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
5.03 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 126 countries
All-time high
5.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
1.01 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Yields of key staple crops in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Malta is 5.03 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Malta peaked at 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Malta ranks 29th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -29.8% |
| 1969 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 1970 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +41.9% |
| 1972 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1977 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 1997 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malta's 5.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 (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 yields of key staple crops in Malta?
- Yields of key staple crops in Malta was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 126 countries with data for 2017.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.