Malta vs Saint Lucia: Arable land use per person

Malta
0.0132 hectares per person
in 2023
Saint Lucia
0.0149 hectares per person
in 2023
Malta rank
186th
Saint Lucia rank
184th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Malta
  • Saint Lucia
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 0.0149 hectares per person against 0.0132 hectares per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Malta ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0445 hectares per person 0.0513 hectares per person 0.0068 hectares per person Saint Lucia
1970s 0.0419 hectares per person 0.0455 hectares per person 0.0036 hectares per person Saint Lucia
1980s 0.0359 hectares per person 0.028 hectares per person 0.0079 hectares per person Malta
1990s 0.0282 hectares per person 0.016 hectares per person 0.0121 hectares per person Malta
2000s 0.0211 hectares per person 0.0136 hectares per person 0.0075 hectares per person Malta
2010s 0.0203 hectares per person 0.0153 hectares per person 0.005 hectares per person Malta
2020s 0.0145 hectares per person 0.0149 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Malta or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 0.0149 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 Malta and Saint Lucia?
0.0017 hectares per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Saint Lucia rank globally for arable land use per person?
Malta ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 184th 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.