Channel Islands vs Malta: Agricultural land — Area

Channel Islands
8.57 1000 ha
in 2024
Malta
8.02 1000 ha
in 2024
Channel Islands rank
206th
Malta rank
208th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Channel Islands
  • Malta
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How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 8.57 1000 ha against 8.02 1000 ha in Malta, a difference of 0.55 1000 ha.

That makes Channel Islands's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Channel Islands ranks 206th and Malta ranks 208th of 237 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Channel Islands Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 8.99 1000 ha 15.11 1000 ha 6.12 1000 ha Malta
1970s 8.81 1000 ha 13.8 1000 ha 4.99 1000 ha Malta
1980s 8.61 1000 ha 13 1000 ha 4.39 1000 ha Malta
1990s 8.31 1000 ha 11.5 1000 ha 3.19 1000 ha Malta
2000s 7.88 1000 ha 9.59 1000 ha 1.71 1000 ha Malta
2010s 9.22 1000 ha 10.32 1000 ha 1.09 1000 ha Malta
2020s 8.57 1000 ha 8.58 1000 ha 0.014 1000 ha Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Channel Islands or Malta?
Channel Islands, at 8.57 1000 ha against 8.02 1000 ha in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Channel Islands and Malta?
0.55 1000 ha, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Channel Islands and Malta rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Channel Islands ranks 206th and Malta ranks 208th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.