Sheep milk production in Malta
In 2024 Malta produced 2,090 t of sheep milk, the 67th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 35%. The record was 3,730 t in 2003.
- Production, 2024
- 2,090 t
- World rank
- 67 of 77
- 10-year change
- +35%
- Record
- 3,730 t
- 2003
Sheep milk in Malta, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malta compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.02% in 2014
- kg per person
- 3.87
- world 1.20
- 10-year change
- +35%
- world +1.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Ecuador | 3,796 | 0.04% |
| 66 | Myanmar | 2,594 | 0.03% |
| 67 | Malta | 2,090 | 0.02% |
| 68 | Hungary | 1,550 | 0.02% |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1,475 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sheep milk
Share of the world total; Malta is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,090 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,020 | −2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,070 | +11% |
| 2021 | 1,860 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,910 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,910 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,890 | +14% |
| 2017 | 1,661 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,672 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,622 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,546 | −3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,608 | −5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,703 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,713 | −1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,733 | −4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,819 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,783 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,739 | −5.1% |
| 2006 | 1,832 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,788 | +13% |
| 2004 | 1,576 | −58% |
| 2003 | 3,730 | +19% |
| 2002 | 3,132 | −6.8% |
| 2001 | 3,360 | +68% |
| 2000 | 2,000 | −39% |
| 1999 | 3,300 | +62% |
| 1998 | 2,038 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,038 | +36% |
| 1996 | 1,500 | +50% |
| 1995 | 1,000 | −51% |
| 1994 | 2,035 | +104% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | −9.1% |
| 1992 | 1,100 | +10% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +120% |
| 1990 | 455 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 440 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 440 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 440 | −6.4% |
| 1986 | 470 | −2.1% |
| 1985 | 480 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 480 | −15% |
| 1983 | 566 | +15% |
| 1982 | 491 | −8.1% |
| 1981 | 534 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | 545 | +23% |
| 1979 | 442 | −17% |
| 1978 | 535 | −16% |
| 1977 | 634 | −18% |
| 1976 | 772 | −52% |
| 1975 | 1,600 | +23% |
| 1974 | 1,300 | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 1,219 | −2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,251 | −12% |
| 1971 | 1,429 | −14% |
| 1970 | 1,659 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1,636 | −12% |
| 1968 | 1,856 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,856 | −7.2% |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 1,819 | −9.1% |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 1,904 | −12% |
| 1962 | 2,175 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sheep milk in Malta?
Malta produced 2,090 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malta rank in the world for production of sheep milk?
Malta ranked 67th of 77 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 12.8% of the world total.
How has the production of sheep milk in Malta changed?
It rose by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +1.3% for the world. The record was 3,730 t in 2003.
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.