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

Malta
0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
41st
Spain rank
40th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Malta or Spain?
Spain, at 0.023 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 Malta and Spain?
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 41st and Spain ranks 40th 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.