Maldives vs Malta: Land area — Area

Maldives
29.8 1000 ha
in 2024
Malta
31.52 1000 ha
in 2024
Maldives rank
221st
Malta rank
220th

Land area — Area over time

  • Maldives
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 31.52 1000 ha against 29.8 1000 ha in Maldives, a difference of 1.72 1000 ha.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

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

Maldives ranks 221st and Malta ranks 220th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
1970s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
1980s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
1990s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
2000s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
2010s 30 1000 ha 32 1000 ha 2 1000 ha Malta
2020s 29.92 1000 ha 31.61 1000 ha 1.69 1000 ha Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Maldives or Malta?
Malta, at 31.52 1000 ha against 29.8 1000 ha in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Maldives and Malta?
1.72 1000 ha, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for land area — area?
Maldives ranks 221st and Malta ranks 220th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.