Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta
Malta: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta, 1990–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta is 4,880 kg per hectare, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta peaked at 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,508 kg per hectare, in 1995.
That places Malta 47th out of 180 regions with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,279 kg per hectare | 2,508 kg per hectare | 3,905 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,279 kg per hectare | 4,000 kg per hectare | 4,789 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,742 kg per hectare | 4,640 kg per hectare | 4,880 kg per hectare | 8 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.111 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0845 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1551 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,880 kg per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,508 kg per hectare in 1995.
- How does Malta rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 180 regions with data for 2017.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.