Malta vs Micronesia: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Malta
- Micronesia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6.98 1000 ha against 6.36 1000 ha in Micronesia, a difference of 0.62 1000 ha.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 189th and Micronesia ranks 190th of 231 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.11 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 6.81 1000 ha | Malta |
| 1970s | 12.8 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | Malta |
| 1980s | 12 1000 ha | 8.3 1000 ha | 3.7 1000 ha | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.5 1000 ha | 8.65 1000 ha | 1.85 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2000s | 8.47 1000 ha | 8.12 1000 ha | 0.352 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2010s | 9.04 1000 ha | 6.53 1000 ha | 2.5 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.54 1000 ha | 6.34 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Malta or Micronesia?
- Malta, at 6.98 1000 ha against 6.36 1000 ha in Micronesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Malta and Micronesia?
- 0.62 1000 ha, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Micronesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Micronesia rank globally for arable land — area?
- Malta ranks 189th and Micronesia ranks 190th 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
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.