Italy vs Malta: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Italy
0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Malta rank
41st

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Malta
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Malta ranks 41st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Italy or Malta?
Italy, at 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Italy and Malta?
0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Malta rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 38th and Malta ranks 41st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area 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.