Malta vs Marshall Islands: Arable land use per person

Malta
0.0132 hectares per person
in 2023
Marshall Islands
0.0129 hectares per person
in 2023
Malta rank
186th
Marshall Islands rank
187th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0132 hectares per person against 0.0129 hectares per person in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 186th and Marshall Islands ranks 187th of 206 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0275 hectares per person 0.0104 hectares per person 0.0171 hectares per person Malta
2000s 0.0211 hectares per person 0.0097 hectares per person 0.0114 hectares per person Malta
2010s 0.0203 hectares per person 0.0103 hectares per person 0.0101 hectares per person Malta
2020s 0.0145 hectares per person 0.0123 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Malta or Marshall Islands?
Malta, at 0.0132 hectares per person against 0.0129 hectares per person in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Malta and Marshall Islands?
0.0003 hectares per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Malta and Marshall Islands rank globally for arable land use per person?
Malta ranks 186th and Marshall Islands ranks 187th 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.