Kiribati vs Malta: Arable land use per person
Kiribati
0.0151 hectares per person
in 2023
Malta
0.0132 hectares per person
in 2023
Kiribati rank
183rd
Malta rank
186th
Arable land use per person over time
- Kiribati
- Malta
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.0151 hectares per person against 0.0132 hectares per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0019 hectares per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.038 hectares per person | 0.0445 hectares per person | 0.0065 hectares per person | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0333 hectares per person | 0.0419 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.0359 hectares per person | 0.0057 hectares per person | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0248 hectares per person | 0.0282 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0211 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0172 hectares per person | 0.0203 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Kiribati or Malta?
- Kiribati, at 0.0151 hectares per person against 0.0132 hectares per person in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Kiribati and Malta?
- 0.0019 hectares per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd and Malta ranks 186th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.