FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

All roots and tubers production in Malta

In 2024 Malta produced 6,910 t of all roots and tubers, the 166th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 45%. The record was 40,493 t in 1997. Area harvested: 510 ha, yield 13.5 t/ha.

Production, 2024: 6,910 t
World rank: 166 of 192
10-year change: −45%
Record: 40,493 t; 1997

All roots and tubers in Malta, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Malta compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 13.5; world 13.1 (+3.3%)
kg per person: 12.8; world 116
10-year change: −45%; world +13%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
164	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	10,523	0.00%
165	Trinidad and Tobago	7,661	0.00%
166	Malta	6,910	0.00%
167	Cabo Verde	6,606	0.00%
168	Suriname	6,314	0.00%

Full ranking of 192 countries

Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	6,910	−5.5%	510	13.55
2023	7,310	+2.7%	510	14.33
2022	7,120	0.0%	570	12.49
2021	7,120	−11%	570	12.49
2020	7,990	−11%	570	14.02
2019	8,990	−4.0%	690	13.03
2018	9,360	+7.1%	690	13.57
2017	8,740	+28%	700	12.49
2016	6,825	−15%	700	9.75
2015	8,017	−36%	700	11.45
2014	12,559	−0.7%	700	17.94
2013	12,644	−0.4%	700	18.06
2012	12,691	−33%	701	18.10
2011	18,919	+22%	701	26.99
2010	15,541	+54%	701	22.17
2009	10,069	−47%	700	14.38
2008	19,000	+34%	700	27.14
2007	14,146	−23%	700	20.21
2006	18,450	−5.5%	820	22.50
2005	19,518	−14%	820	23.80
2004	22,783	−2.3%	1,100	20.71
2003	23,308	−15%	1,154	20.20
2002	27,536	+8.7%	1,152	23.90
2001	25,339	−28%	1,783	14.21
2000	34,969	−3.6%	1,783	19.61
1999	36,274	+0.4%	1,783	20.34
1998	36,117	−11%	1,783	20.26
1997	40,493	+27%	1,500	27.00
1996	32,000	−0.6%	1,250	25.60
1995	32,200	+0.6%	1,400	23.00
1994	32,000	+19%	1,400	22.86
1993	27,000	+13%	1,256	21.50
1992	24,000	+36%	1,200	20.00
1991	17,700	+4.1%	1,070	16.54
1990	17,000	−2.9%	1,485	11.45
1989	17,500	+25%	1,500	11.67
1988	14,000	−6.7%	1,600	8.75
1987	15,000	+7.1%	1,700	8.82
1986	14,000	+7.7%	1,800	7.78
1985	13,000	−7.1%	2,000	6.50
1984	14,000	−7.7%	2,000	7.00
1983	15,164	+21%	1,968	7.71
1982	12,486	−16%	1,850	6.75
1981	14,845	−45%	2,114	7.02
1980	26,995	+24%	2,533	10.66
1979	21,783	+25%	2,377	9.16
1978	17,458	−14%	2,524	6.92
1977	20,264	−8.2%	2,647	7.66
1976	22,078	+20%	2,355	9.37
1975	18,338	−10%	2,158	8.50
1974	20,430	+3.8%	2,414	8.46
1973	19,678	−12%	2,202	8.94
1972	22,297	+19%	2,523	8.84
1971	18,806	+8.4%	2,608	7.21
1970	17,355	−23%	2,523	6.88
1969	22,548	+18%	2,641	8.54
1968	19,145	+4.3%	2,630	7.28
1967	18,351	+12%	2,577	7.12
1966	16,457	−0.6%	2,577	6.39
1965	16,562	−24%	2,982	5.55
1964	21,904	−17%	3,123	7.01
1963	26,536	+4.7%	2,927	9.07
1962	25,349	0.0%	3,294	7.70
1961	25,349	—	3,296	7.69

Questions and answers

What is the production of roots and tubers in Malta?

Malta produced 6,910 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Malta rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Malta ranked 166th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

How has the production of roots and tubers in Malta changed?

It fell by 45% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 40,493 t in 1997.

What is the yield of roots and tubers in Malta?

13.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,910 t from 510 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

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.

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.