Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta
Malta: Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 12.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.2%
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 2013
All-time low
3.2%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 12.2% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta peaked at 20.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.3% | — |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +81.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +32.4% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +31.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 12.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 5.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 3.2% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 11 France 12.9% compare
- 12 Germany 12.3% compare
- 14 Montenegro 10.6% compare
- 15 Italy 9.1% compare
- 16 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 7.5% 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 inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta was 12.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Malta ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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