Poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Poultry production, per square kilometre was 14.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 14.81 tonnes per square kilometre for poultry production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malta 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 3.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 3.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 3.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 4.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 7.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 1969 | 7.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 9.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 8.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 11.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 8.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 10.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 11.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 12.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 11.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 14.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 14.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 15.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 12.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 12.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 13.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 13.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 13.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 15.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 20.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1997 | 16.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 16.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 19.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 20.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 21.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 20.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 14.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 12.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 14.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 16.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 15.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 13.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 13.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 12.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 11.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 11.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 12.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 13.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 14.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +72.6% | 4.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.48 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Mauritius 29.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 6 Netherlands 25.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 7 Hong Kong 22.8 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 9 Belgium 14.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lebanon 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 Jamaica 12.72 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Poultry production, per square kilometre in Malta was 14.81 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry production, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Poultry production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.