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 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 11.5% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta peaked at 15.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.
Malta ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.8% | — |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +12.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 11.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 11.5% 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 15.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Malta ranks 11th 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 12.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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