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

Malta: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0405 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0405 units per person
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.2369 units per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0194 units per person
in 2010
Years of data
53
1961–2019

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

00.050.10.150.20.25196119902019

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.0405 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.2369 units per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 units per person, in 2010.

Malta ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Malta, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.1551 units per person
1962 0.1486 units per person -4.2%
1963 0.202 units per person +35.9%
1964 0.187 units per person -7.4%
1965 0.158 units per person -15.5%
1966 0.158 units per person +0.0%
1967 0.1128 units per person -28.6%
1968 0.1473 units per person +30.5%
1969 0.1858 units per person +26.1%
1970 0.1862 units per person +0.2%
1971 0.1663 units per person -10.7%
1972 0.184 units per person +10.6%
1973 0.2369 units per person +28.8%
1974 0.1621 units per person -31.6%
1975 0.1562 units per person -3.6%
1976 0.105 units per person -32.8%
1977 0.1396 units per person +33.0%
1978 0.1609 units per person +15.2%
1979 0.1386 units per person -13.8%
1980 0.1134 units per person -18.2%
1981 0.1242 units per person +9.5%
1982 0.1848 units per person +48.8%
1983 0.1003 units per person -45.7%
1984 0.1407 units per person +40.2%
1985 0.1292 units per person -8.2%
1986 0.1647 units per person +27.5%
1987 0.128 units per person -22.3%
1988 0.1595 units per person +24.7%
1989 0.1315 units per person -17.5%
1990 0.1146 units per person -12.9%
1991 0.1042 units per person -9.1%
1992 0.1632 units per person +56.6%
1993 0.1215 units per person -25.5%
2000 0.1487 units per person +22.4%
2001 0.0988 units per person -33.5%
2002 0.1412 units per person +42.9%
2003 0.1091 units per person -22.7%
2004 0.0357 units per person -67.3%
2005 0.0519 units per person +45.3%
2006 0.0287 units per person -44.6%
2007 0.1014 units per person +253.2%
2008 0.0736 units per person -27.4%
2009 0.0601 units per person -18.4%
2010 0.0194 units per person -67.6%
2011 0.0657 units per person +237.9%
2012 0.1438 units per person +119.0%
2013 0.1246 units per person -13.3%
2014 0.0472 units per person -62.1%
2015 0.1157 units per person +144.9%
2016 0.0383 units per person -66.9%
2017 0.073 units per person +90.7%
2018 0.0504 units per person -31.0%
2019 0.0405 units per person -19.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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
2007 +253.2% 0.0287 units per person 0.1014 units per person
2011 +237.9% 0.0194 units per person 0.0657 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1616 units per person 0.1128 units per person 0.202 units per person 9
1970s 0.1636 units per person 0.105 units per person 0.2369 units per person 10
1980s 0.1376 units per person 0.1003 units per person 0.1848 units per person 10
1990s 0.1259 units per person 0.1042 units per person 0.1632 units per person 4
2000s 0.0849 units per person 0.0287 units per person 0.1487 units per person 10
2010s 0.0719 units per person 0.0194 units per person 0.1438 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 66 Malaysia 0.0414 units per person compare
  2. 67 Eswatini 0.0409 units per person compare
  3. 68 Palestine 0.0406 units per person compare
  4. 70 Indonesia 0.0402 units per person compare
  5. 71 Kenya 0.0386 units per person compare
  6. 72 Cape Verde 0.0384 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Malta?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Malta was 0.0405 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.2369 units per person in 1973.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 units per person in 2010.
How does Malta rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Malta ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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