Poultry production in Malta
Malta: Poultry production was 4,950 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,950 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
156th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7,510 tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
950 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Poultry production in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,950 tonnes for poultry production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production in Malta peaked at 7,510 tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 950 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Malta 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Poultry production in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 950 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,050 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 1,100 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,341 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 1,386 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2,393 tonnes | +72.6% |
| 1969 | 2,275 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 2,410 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 2,976 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 1972 | 2,667 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 3,573 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 1974 | 2,838 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 3,240 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 3,548 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 4,089 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 3,820 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 4,711 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 4,635 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 4,903 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 3,832 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 3,992 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 3,984 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4,084 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4,084 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,188 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4,288 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,413 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4,388 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 4,404 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4,511 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4,523 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4,771 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5,076 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6,668 tonnes | +31.4% |
| 1997 | 5,294 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 5,148 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,397 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6,147 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 6,403 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6,955 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 7,510 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 6,441 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 4,665 tonnes | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 4,103 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 4,734 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 5,147 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4,854 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4,566 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4,323 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4,419 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,313 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4,062 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 4,057 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,969 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,676 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 3,820 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,990 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4,150 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4,070 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4,250 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 4,740 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 4,950 tonnes | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,950 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 117,382 tonnes, 4% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,950 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179,498 tonnes, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry production 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% | 1,386 tonnes | 2,393 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,433 tonnes | 950 tonnes | 2,393 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,387 tonnes | 2,410 tonnes | 4,711 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,240 tonnes | 3,832 tonnes | 4,903 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,018 tonnes | 4,388 tonnes | 6,668 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,696 tonnes | 4,103 tonnes | 7,510 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,120 tonnes | 3,676 tonnes | 4,566 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,432 tonnes | 4,070 tonnes | 4,950 tonnes | 5 |
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 poultry production in Malta?
- Poultry production in Malta was 4,950 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poultry production recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7,510 tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest poultry production recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry production?
- Malta ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry production rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poultry production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes.