India vs Malta: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

India
86.3 %
in 2024
Malta
87.04 %
in 2024
India rank
12th
Malta rank
10th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • India
  • Malta
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 87.04 % against 86.3 % in India, a difference of 0.74 %.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

India ranks 12th and Malta ranks 10th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 89.43 % 93.33 % 3.89 % Malta
1970s 90.18 % 92.75 % 2.57 % Malta
1980s 90.12 % 92.31 % 2.19 % Malta
1990s 89.62 % 91.11 % 1.5 % Malta
2000s 88.51 % 88.27 % 0.236 % India
2010s 87.23 % 87.57 % 0.34 % Malta
2020s 86.43 % 87.8 % 1.37 % Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, India or Malta?
Malta, at 87.04 % against 86.3 % in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between India and Malta?
0.74 %, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Malta rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
India ranks 12th and Malta ranks 10th of 231 countries.
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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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.