Goat meat production in Malta
In 2024 Malta produced 20 t of goat meat, the 154th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 186 t in 1965.
- Production, 2024
- 20 t
- World rank
- 154 of 170
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 186 t
- 1965
Goat meat in Malta, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malta compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.95
- 10-year change
- −35%
- world +29%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | Seychelles | 22 | 0.00% |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 20 | 0.00% |
| 155 | Malta | 20 | 0.00% |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 19 | 0.00% |
| 157 | Brunei | 15 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of goat meat
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | −43% |
| 2017 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 31 | −3.1% |
| 2013 | 32 | −5.9% |
| 2012 | 34 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 32 | −3.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | −5.7% |
| 2008 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 33 | −2.9% |
| 2006 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 33 | −13% |
| 2003 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 33 | −18% |
| 2000 | 40 | +300% |
| 1999 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | −38% |
| 1995 | 16 | +14% |
| 1994 | 14 | −6.7% |
| 1993 | 15 | −6.3% |
| 1992 | 16 | +14% |
| 1991 | 14 | +17% |
| 1990 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 | −7.7% |
| 1986 | 13 | −7.1% |
| 1985 | 14 | +17% |
| 1984 | 12 | −37% |
| 1983 | 19 | +27% |
| 1982 | 15 | −46% |
| 1981 | 28 | −9.7% |
| 1980 | 31 | +29% |
| 1979 | 24 | −31% |
| 1978 | 35 | −20% |
| 1977 | 44 | +10% |
| 1976 | 40 | −25% |
| 1975 | 53 | −44% |
| 1974 | 94 | +25% |
| 1973 | 75 | +14% |
| 1972 | 66 | −9.6% |
| 1971 | 73 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 72 | −42% |
| 1968 | 125 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 121 | −12% |
| 1966 | 138 | −26% |
| 1965 | 186 | +38% |
| 1964 | 135 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 129 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 124 | −3.1% |
| 1961 | 128 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of goat meat in Malta?
Malta produced 20 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world for production of goat meat?
Malta ranked 154th of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.8% of the world total.
How has the production of goat meat in Malta changed?
It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +29% for the world. The record was 186 t in 1965.
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.