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 countries 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.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,743 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 3,136 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 3,026 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,704 kg per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 2,607 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2,508 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3,500 kg per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 3,905 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 3,791 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 3,870 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4,008 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,000 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4,781 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 4,014 kg per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 4,083 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,129 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4,032 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4,239 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 4,714 kg per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 4,789 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4,691 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4,671 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4,640 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,669 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4,740 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,824 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,820 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,880 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,880 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,880 kg per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,443 kg per hectare, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +39.5% | 2,508 kg per hectare | 3,500 kg per hectare |
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 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.6277 % change on previous year (2009)
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 countries 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.