Eastern Europe vs Malta: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Eastern Europe
62.32 %
in 2024
Malta
87.04 %
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
3rd
Malta rank
9th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Malta
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 87.04 % against 62.32 % in Eastern Europe, a difference of 24.72 %.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Eastern Europe's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Eastern Europe ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 9th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 45.34 % 93.33 % 47.99 % Malta
1970s 43.98 % 92.75 % 48.77 % Malta
1980s 43.48 % 92.31 % 48.83 % Malta
1990s 59.49 % 91.11 % 31.63 % Malta
2000s 61.97 % 88.27 % 26.3 % Malta
2010s 61.91 % 87.57 % 25.66 % Malta
2020s 62.23 % 87.8 % 25.57 % Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Eastern Europe or Malta?
Malta, at 87.04 % against 62.32 % in Eastern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Eastern Europe and Malta?
24.72 %, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Europe and Malta rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Eastern Europe ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
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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.