Malta vs Nepal: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Malta
25.45 %
in 2024
Nepal
26.12 %
in 2024
Malta rank
139th
Nepal rank
138th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Malta
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 26.12 % against 25.45 % in Malta, a difference of 0.67 %.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 139th and Nepal ranks 138th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 47.22 % 24.89 % 22.34 % Malta
1970s 43.13 % 27.53 % 15.59 % Malta
1980s 40.63 % 28.8 % 11.83 % Malta
1990s 35.94 % 29.28 % 6.66 % Malta
2000s 29.97 % 29.33 % 0.642 % Malta
2010s 32.24 % 27.96 % 4.29 % Malta
2020s 27.15 % 26.24 % 0.914 % Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Malta or Nepal?
Nepal, at 26.12 % against 25.45 % in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Malta and Nepal?
0.67 %, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nepal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malta and Nepal rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Malta ranks 139th and Nepal ranks 138th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
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
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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.