Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Malta
Malta: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 20,393 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Malta, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat in Malta stood at 20,393.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Malta peaked at 71,596 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8,055, in 2010.
Malta ranks 126th of 175 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,445 | — |
| 1962 | 48,141 | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 65,159 | +35.4% |
| 1964 | 60,083 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 50,369 | -16.2% |
| 1966 | 49,801 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 35,144 | -29.4% |
| 1968 | 45,343 | +29.0% |
| 1969 | 56,531 | +24.7% |
| 1970 | 56,351 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 50,335 | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 55,647 | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 71,596 | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 48,946 | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 47,522 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 32,096 | -32.5% |
| 1977 | 42,850 | +33.5% |
| 1978 | 49,896 | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 43,432 | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 35,900 | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 39,612 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 60,233 | +52.1% |
| 1983 | 33,161 | -44.9% |
| 1984 | 46,509 | +40.3% |
| 1985 | 43,460 | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 56,337 | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 44,087 | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 55,413 | +25.7% |
| 1989 | 46,137 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 40,599 | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 37,910 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 59,980 | +58.2% |
| 1993 | 45,112 | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 58,001 | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 38,833 | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 55,925 | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 43,493 | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 14,322 | -67.1% |
| 2005 | 20,946 | +46.3% |
| 2006 | 11,636 | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 41,243 | +254.4% |
| 2008 | 30,142 | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 24,773 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 8,055 | -67.5% |
| 2011 | 27,337 | +239.4% |
| 2012 | 60,399 | +120.9% |
| 2013 | 52,945 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 20,473 | -61.3% |
| 2015 | 51,379 | +151.0% |
| 2016 | 17,393 | -66.1% |
| 2017 | 34,096 | +96.0% |
| 2018 | 24,383 | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 20,393 | -16.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 20,393 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97,313, 21% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 20,393 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 590,246, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +254.4% | 11,636 | 41,243 |
| 2011 | +239.4% | 8,055 | 27,337 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,224 | 35,144 | 65,159 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,867 | 32,096 | 71,596 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,085 | 33,161 | 60,233 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,900 | 37,910 | 59,980 | 4 |
| 2000s | 33,931 | 11,636 | 58,001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,685 | 8,055 | 60,399 | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - wheat in Malta?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Malta was 20,393 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71,596 in 1973.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,055 in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Malta ranks 126th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.