Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre was 2,762 An per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 2,762 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 4,872 An per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,478 An per square kilometre, in 1966.
Malta ranks 9th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,578 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,644 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1,625 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,712 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 1,928 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 1,478 An per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 1,672 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 3,044 An per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 1969 | 2,925 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 3,091 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 3,916 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 3,494 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 3,238 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 2,544 An per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 2,878 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 3,131 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 3,356 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 3,569 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 4,356 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 3,422 An per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 4,262 An per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 3,725 An per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 3,322 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,656 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 2,656 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,812 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,531 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 2,562 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,562 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,562 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,562 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,562 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,872 An per square kilometre | +90.1% |
| 2002 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 4,244 An per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2004 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 3,262 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3,144 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3,481 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 3,700 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3,359 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 3,031 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 2,875 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3,031 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2,869 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,125 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 3,234 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,200 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,138 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,762 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,762 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 309.57 An per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,762 An per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 490.1 An per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +90.1% | 2,562 An per square kilometre | 4,872 An per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +82.1% | 1,672 An per square kilometre | 3,044 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,956 An per square kilometre | 1,478 An per square kilometre | 3,044 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,357 An per square kilometre | 2,544 An per square kilometre | 4,356 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,239 An per square kilometre | 2,656 An per square kilometre | 4,262 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,669 An per square kilometre | 2,531 An per square kilometre | 2,812 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,488 An per square kilometre | 2,562 An per square kilometre | 4,872 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,063 An per square kilometre | 2,869 An per square kilometre | 3,234 An per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,762 An per square kilometre | 2,762 An per square kilometre | 2,762 An per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Chickens — stocks, per square kilometre in Malta was 2,762 An per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,872 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,478 An per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Malta rank for chickens — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is chickens — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.