Barbados vs Malta: Arable land — Area

Barbados
7 1000 ha
in 2024
Malta
6.98 1000 ha
in 2024
Barbados rank
188th
Malta rank
189th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Barbados
  • Malta
051015196119922024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 7 1000 ha against 6.98 1000 ha in Malta, a difference of 0.02 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Barbados ranks 188th and Malta ranks 189th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 16 1000 ha 14.11 1000 ha 1.89 1000 ha Barbados
1970s 16 1000 ha 12.8 1000 ha 3.2 1000 ha Barbados
1980s 16 1000 ha 12 1000 ha 4 1000 ha Barbados
1990s 15.9 1000 ha 10.5 1000 ha 5.4 1000 ha Barbados
2000s 13.6 1000 ha 8.47 1000 ha 5.13 1000 ha Barbados
2010s 8.75 1000 ha 9.04 1000 ha 0.285 1000 ha Malta
2020s 7 1000 ha 7.54 1000 ha 0.5362 1000 ha Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Barbados or Malta?
Barbados, at 7 1000 ha against 6.98 1000 ha in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Barbados and Malta?
0.02 1000 ha, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for arable land — area?
Barbados ranks 188th and Malta ranks 189th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.