All citrus fruit production in Malta
In 2024 Malta produced 770 t of all citrus fruit, the 121st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 65%. The record was 3,529 t in 2001.
- Production, 2024
- 770 t
- World rank
- 121 of 136
- 10-year change
- −65%
- Record
- 3,529 t
- 2001
All citrus fruit in Malta, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malta compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- kg per person
- 1.43
- world 20.3
- 10-year change
- −65%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | French Polynesia | 911 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 834 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Malta | 770 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Samoa | 744 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Mauritius | 670 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of citrus fruit
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 770 | +10% | — | — |
| 2023 | 700 | +35% | — | — |
| 2022 | 520 | −57% | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,210 | +42% | — | — |
| 2020 | 850 | −19% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,050 | −7.9% | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,140 | −35% | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,765 | −8.1% | 142 | 12.43 |
| 2016 | 1,921 | −11% | 152 | 12.64 |
| 2015 | 2,158 | −1.7% | 166 | 13.00 |
| 2014 | 2,196 | +24% | 167 | 13.15 |
| 2013 | 1,772 | −13% | 140 | 12.66 |
| 2012 | 2,026 | −22% | 156 | 12.99 |
| 2011 | 2,603 | +5.0% | 202 | 12.89 |
| 2010 | 2,480 | +10% | 193 | 12.85 |
| 2009 | 2,249 | −23% | 181 | 12.43 |
| 2008 | 2,929 | +16% | 217 | 13.50 |
| 2007 | 2,519 | +5.4% | 196 | 12.85 |
| 2006 | 2,390 | −13% | 190 | 12.58 |
| 2005 | 2,737 | +25% | 211 | 12.97 |
| 2004 | 2,183 | −25% | 181 | 12.06 |
| 2003 | 2,918 | −5.6% | 227 | 12.85 |
| 2002 | 3,091 | −12% | 235 | 13.15 |
| 2001 | 3,529 | +16% | 270 | 13.07 |
| 2000 | 3,053 | −5.2% | 243 | 12.56 |
| 1999 | 3,220 | +6.9% | 252 | 12.78 |
| 1998 | 3,012 | +166% | 235 | 12.82 |
| 1997 | 1,132 | +13% | 120 | 9.43 |
| 1996 | 1,000 | −38% | 90 | 11.11 |
| 1995 | 1,600 | +14% | 181 | 8.84 |
| 1994 | 1,400 | −6.7% | 160 | 8.75 |
| 1993 | 1,500 | −21% | 173 | 8.67 |
| 1992 | 1,900 | +5.6% | 219 | 8.68 |
| 1991 | 1,800 | +5.9% | 208 | 8.65 |
| 1990 | 1,700 | −5.6% | 136 | 12.50 |
| 1989 | 1,800 | +20% | 140 | 12.86 |
| 1988 | 1,500 | −12% | 140 | 10.71 |
| 1987 | 1,700 | −11% | 140 | 12.14 |
| 1986 | 1,900 | +5.6% | 140 | 13.57 |
| 1985 | 1,800 | +5.9% | 140 | 12.86 |
| 1984 | 1,700 | −13% | — | — |
| 1983 | 1,957 | +15% | — | — |
| 1982 | 1,704 | +50% | — | — |
| 1981 | 1,135 | +51% | — | — |
| 1980 | 750 | +5.2% | — | — |
| 1979 | 713 | +4.1% | — | — |
| 1978 | 685 | −7.8% | — | — |
| 1977 | 743 | +3.1% | — | — |
| 1976 | 721 | −8.4% | — | — |
| 1975 | 787 | +16% | — | — |
| 1974 | 676 | +22% | — | — |
| 1973 | 556 | −3.6% | — | — |
| 1972 | 577 | −2.7% | — | — |
| 1971 | 593 | −13% | — | — |
| 1970 | 684 | +6.0% | — | — |
| 1969 | 645 | −13% | — | — |
| 1968 | 743 | +4.5% | — | — |
| 1967 | 711 | +40% | — | — |
| 1966 | 508 | +25% | — | — |
| 1965 | 406 | −23% | — | — |
| 1964 | 526 | +37% | — | — |
| 1963 | 384 | −15% | — | — |
| 1962 | 450 | −4.5% | — | — |
| 1961 | 471 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of citrus fruit in Malta?
Malta produced 770 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world for production of citrus fruit?
Malta ranked 121st of 136 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.8% of the world total.
How has the production of citrus fruit in Malta changed?
It fell by 65% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 3,529 t in 2001.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.