Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Malta

Malta: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0904 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0904 units per person
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
32nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2315 units per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.0301 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
53
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Malta, 1961–2019

0.050.10.150.20.25196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Malta is 0.0904 units per person, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.2315 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 units per person, in 1961.

Malta ranks 32nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Malta, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0301 units per person
1962 0.054 units per person +79.3%
1963 0.0366 units per person -32.3%
1964 0.0539 units per person +47.2%
1965 0.0508 units per person -5.6%
1966 0.0634 units per person +24.7%
1967 0.0673 units per person +6.2%
1968 0.0919 units per person +36.5%
1969 0.0682 units per person -25.8%
1970 0.0675 units per person -1.0%
1971 0.1181 units per person +75.1%
1972 0.0737 units per person -37.6%
1973 0.1073 units per person +45.5%
1974 0.1228 units per person +14.5%
1975 0.1491 units per person +21.4%
1976 0.1557 units per person +4.5%
1977 0.142 units per person -8.9%
1978 0.1252 units per person -11.8%
1979 0.1226 units per person -2.0%
1980 0.1509 units per person +23.0%
1981 0.1593 units per person +5.6%
1982 0.0928 units per person -41.7%
1983 0.156 units per person +68.1%
1984 0.1373 units per person -12.0%
1985 0.1819 units per person +32.5%
1986 0.1467 units per person -19.3%
1987 0.1862 units per person +26.9%
1988 0.1861 units per person -0.0%
1989 0.1756 units per person -5.7%
1990 0.1824 units per person +3.9%
1991 0.1423 units per person -22.0%
1992 0.1646 units per person +15.7%
1993 0.1453 units per person -11.7%
2000 0.1873 units per person +28.9%
2001 0.1771 units per person -5.4%
2002 0.1415 units per person -20.1%
2003 0.162 units per person +14.5%
2004 0.1411 units per person -12.9%
2005 0.1526 units per person +8.2%
2006 0.1128 units per person -26.1%
2007 0.1834 units per person +62.7%
2008 0.2315 units per person +26.2%
2009 0.1343 units per person -42.0%
2010 0.1153 units per person -14.1%
2011 0.099 units per person -14.2%
2012 0.1043 units per person +5.4%
2013 0.1242 units per person +19.0%
2014 0.0867 units per person -30.2%
2015 0.1165 units per person +34.4%
2016 0.1154 units per person -1.0%
2017 0.0889 units per person -23.0%
2018 0.0981 units per person +10.4%
2019 0.0904 units per person -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0574 units per person 0.0301 units per person 0.0919 units per person 9
1970s 0.1184 units per person 0.0675 units per person 0.1557 units per person 10
1980s 0.1573 units per person 0.0928 units per person 0.1862 units per person 10
1990s 0.1587 units per person 0.1423 units per person 0.1824 units per person 4
2000s 0.1624 units per person 0.1128 units per person 0.2315 units per person 10
2010s 0.1039 units per person 0.0867 units per person 0.1242 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 29 Jamaica 0.1002 units per person compare
  2. 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0992 units per person compare
  3. 31 Mauritius 0.0939 units per person compare
  4. 33 Tunisia 0.0864 units per person compare
  5. 34 Iran 0.0849 units per person compare
  6. 35 Guatemala 0.0774 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Malta?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Malta was 0.0904 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.2315 units per person in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 units per person in 1961.
How does Malta rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Malta ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.