Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta

Malta: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 3,521 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3,521
Change on year
up 26.8%
World rank
119th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3,521
in 2019
All-time low
-11,063
in 1977
Years of data
53
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta stood at 3,521. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 3,521 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -11,063, in 1977.

That places Malta 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 800
1962 1,000 +25.0%
1963 900 -10.0%
1964 900 +0.0%
1965 800 -11.1%
1966 808 +1.0%
1967 857 +6.1%
1968 970 +13.2%
1969 962 -0.8%
1970 1,086 +12.9%
1971 938 -13.6%
1972 972 +3.6%
1973 1,022 +5.1%
1974 703 -31.2%
1975 -5,590 -895.2%
1976 -2,590 -53.7%
1977 -11,063 +327.1%
1978 -3,778 -65.9%
1979 -1,560 -58.7%
1980 1,031 -166.1%
1981 1,178 +14.3%
1982 931 -21.0%
1983 1,238 +33.0%
1984 1,190 -3.9%
1985 1,138 -4.4%
1986 1,148 +0.9%
1987 1,250 +8.9%
1988 1,441 +15.3%
1989 1,612 +11.9%
1990 1,035 -35.8%
1991 855 -17.4%
1992 1,032 +20.7%
1993 768 -25.6%
2000 979 +27.5%
2001 729 -25.5%
2002 755 +3.6%
2003 961 +27.3%
2004 671 -30.2%
2005 985 +46.8%
2006 908 -7.8%
2007 810 -10.8%
2008 372 -54.1%
2009 1,847 +396.5%
2010 1,822 -1.4%
2011 1,686 -7.5%
2012 1,745 +3.5%
2013 2,040 +16.9%
2014 1,999 -2.0%
2015 2,230 +11.6%
2016 2,496 +11.9%
2017 156 -93.8%
2018 2,776 +1679.5%
2019 3,521 +26.8%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 3,521 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,151, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 3,521 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 158,816, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +1679.5% 156 2,776
1975 -895.2% 703 -5,590
2009 +396.5% 372 1,847
1977 -327.1% -2,590 -11,063
1980 +166.1% -1,560 1,031

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 888.56 800 1,000 9
1970s -1,986 -11,063 1,086 10
1980s 1,216 931 1,612 10
1990s 922.5 768 1,035 4
2000s 901.7 372 1,847 10
2010s 2,047 156 3,521 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 116 Lesotho 4,949 compare
  2. 117 Turkmenistan 4,904 compare
  3. 118 Malawi 4,042 compare
  4. 120 Nicaragua 3,364 compare
  5. 121 India 2,955 compare
  6. 122 Portugal 2,781 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malta was 3,521 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 3,521 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was -11,063 in 1977.
How does Malta rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Malta ranks 119th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.