Malta vs Norfolk Island: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Malta
- Norfolk Island
How they compare
Norfolk Island currently reports 27.78 % against 25.45 % in Malta, a difference of 2.33 %.
That makes Norfolk Island'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.
Malta ranks 141st and Norfolk Island ranks 138th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Norfolk Island in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norfolk Island | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.22 % | 25 % | 22.22 % | Malta |
| 1970s | 43.13 % | 25 % | 18.13 % | Malta |
| 1980s | 40.63 % | 25 % | 15.63 % | Malta |
| 1990s | 35.94 % | 25 % | 10.94 % | Malta |
| 2000s | 29.97 % | 25 % | 4.97 % | Malta |
| 2010s | 32.24 % | 25 % | 7.24 % | Malta |
| 2020s | 27.15 % | 27.22 % | 0.074 % | Norfolk Island |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Malta or Norfolk Island?
- Norfolk Island, at 27.78 % against 25.45 % in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Malta and Norfolk Island?
- 2.33 %, with Norfolk Island ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norfolk Island?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Norfolk Island rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Malta ranks 141st and Norfolk Island ranks 138th of 220 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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About this data
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.