All meat production in Malta
In 2024 Malta produced 10,438 t of all meat, the 164th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.4%. The record was 19,187 t in 2002.
- Production, 2024
- 10,438 t
- World rank
- 164 of 194
- 10-year change
- −9.4%
- Record
- 19,187 t
- 2002
All 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
- 19.3
- world 45.8
- 10-year change
- −9.4%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | Suriname | 12,565 | 0.00% |
| 163 | Djibouti | 11,739 | 0.00% |
| 164 | Malta | 10,438 | 0.00% |
| 165 | Macao | 8,864 | 0.00% |
| 166 | Lesotho | 8,837 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of meat
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,438 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 10,029 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9,941 | −1.2% |
| 2021 | 10,062 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | 10,089 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 9,670 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9,528 | −1.8% |
| 2017 | 9,706 | −5.3% |
| 2016 | 10,248 | −4.3% |
| 2015 | 10,713 | −7.1% |
| 2014 | 11,527 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,542 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,390 | −12% |
| 2011 | 12,946 | −5.5% |
| 2010 | 13,699 | −1.8% |
| 2009 | 13,954 | −8.9% |
| 2008 | 15,319 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 14,335 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13,915 | −8.1% |
| 2005 | 15,147 | −7.6% |
| 2004 | 16,394 | −13% |
| 2003 | 18,895 | −1.5% |
| 2002 | 19,187 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 18,071 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 17,021 | −2.1% |
| 1999 | 17,393 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17,251 | −0.1% |
| 1997 | 17,272 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 17,090 | +11% |
| 1995 | 15,373 | −2.6% |
| 1994 | 15,785 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 14,742 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 14,646 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 14,434 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 14,301 | −2.4% |
| 1989 | 14,656 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 14,196 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 13,592 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 13,000 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 12,908 | +17% |
| 1984 | 11,008 | +19% |
| 1983 | 9,255 | +25% |
| 1982 | 7,390 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 8,004 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 7,531 | −6.1% |
| 1979 | 8,020 | −27% |
| 1978 | 10,959 | −6.1% |
| 1977 | 11,665 | +19% |
| 1976 | 9,771 | +11% |
| 1975 | 8,813 | −4.9% |
| 1974 | 9,268 | −6.8% |
| 1973 | 9,942 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 9,193 | −4.4% |
| 1971 | 9,619 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 9,240 | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 8,555 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 8,179 | +23% |
| 1967 | 6,662 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6,456 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 6,000 | −0.6% |
| 1964 | 6,039 | −10% |
| 1963 | 6,713 | +15% |
| 1962 | 5,820 | −8.9% |
| 1961 | 6,386 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of meat in Malta?
Malta produced 10,438 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world for production of meat?
Malta ranked 164th of 194 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of meat in Malta changed?
It fell by 9.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 19,187 t in 2002.
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.

