Egg production, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Egg production, per square kilometre was 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
17.04 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
3rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
26 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
5.62 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Egg production, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, egg production, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 26 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 7.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 9.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1965 | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1966 | 10.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 12.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 14.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 13.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 18.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 18.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 16.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 18.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 19.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 20.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 22.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 21.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 20.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 18.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 20.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 20.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 16.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1992 | 16.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1995 | 22.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 20.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 20 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 26 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 22.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 16.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 16.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 19.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 22.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 23.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 25.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 15.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 13.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 15.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 16.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.28 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 18.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, 14.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7331 tonnes per square kilometre, 23.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Singapore 58.92 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 2 Netherlands 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 4 Macao 12.88 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 9.66 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 6 Grenada 8.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Malta was 17.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26 tonnes per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.