Malta vs South-Eastern Asia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Malta
87.04 %
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
47.88 %
in 2024
Malta rank
9th
South-Eastern Asia rank
8th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Malta
  • South-Eastern Asia
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 87.04 % against 47.88 % in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 39.16 %.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.8 times South-Eastern Asia's.

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

Malta ranks 9th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 93.33 % 64.97 % 28.36 % Malta
1970s 92.75 % 64.06 % 28.69 % Malta
1980s 92.31 % 62.31 % 30 % Malta
1990s 91.11 % 57.5 % 33.61 % Malta
2000s 88.27 % 53.81 % 34.46 % Malta
2010s 87.57 % 50.23 % 37.34 % Malta
2020s 87.8 % 47.91 % 39.89 % Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Malta or South-Eastern Asia?
Malta, at 87.04 % against 47.88 % in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Malta and South-Eastern Asia?
39.16 %, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South-Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malta and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Malta ranks 9th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 214 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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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.