Yields of important staple crops in Malta
Malta: Yields of important staple crops was 5.03 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Yields of important staple crops in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Malta is 5.03, measured in 2017. 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, yields of important staple crops in Malta peaked at 5.03 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1968.
That places Malta 29th out of 125 countries 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 | 1.01 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 | 1.49 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 3.49 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 2.62 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.74 | 5.03 | 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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.4691 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.4691 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Malta?
- Yields of important staple crops in Malta was 5.03 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 in 2017.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1968.
- How does Malta rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 125 countries with data for 2017.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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