Which has higher land use over the long-term, Malta or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 370 hectares against 0 hectares in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Malta and Saint Lucia?

370 hectares, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Saint Lucia: Land use over the long-term

Malta

0 hectares

in 2025

Saint Lucia

370 hectares

in 2025

Malta rank

189th

Saint Lucia rank

186th

Land use over the long-term over time

Malta
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 370 hectares against 0 hectares in Malta, a difference of 370 hectares.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 189th and Saint Lucia ranks 186th of 202 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1100s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1200s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1300s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1400s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1500s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	—
1600s	0 hectares	1,277 hectares	1,277 hectares	Saint Lucia
1700s	0 hectares	1,366 hectares	1,366 hectares	Saint Lucia
1710s	0 hectares	1,448 hectares	1,448 hectares	Saint Lucia
1720s	0 hectares	1,536 hectares	1,536 hectares	Saint Lucia
1730s	0 hectares	1,630 hectares	1,630 hectares	Saint Lucia
1740s	0 hectares	1,729 hectares	1,729 hectares	Saint Lucia
1750s	0 hectares	1,834 hectares	1,834 hectares	Saint Lucia
1760s	0 hectares	1,946 hectares	1,946 hectares	Saint Lucia
1770s	0 hectares	2,064 hectares	2,064 hectares	Saint Lucia
1780s	0 hectares	2,189 hectares	2,189 hectares	Saint Lucia
1790s	0 hectares	2,322 hectares	2,322 hectares	Saint Lucia
1800s	0 hectares	2,463 hectares	2,463 hectares	Saint Lucia
1810s	0 hectares	2,613 hectares	2,613 hectares	Saint Lucia
1820s	0 hectares	2,647 hectares	2,647 hectares	Saint Lucia
1830s	0 hectares	2,682 hectares	2,682 hectares	Saint Lucia
1840s	0 hectares	2,717 hectares	2,717 hectares	Saint Lucia
1850s	0 hectares	2,752 hectares	2,752 hectares	Saint Lucia
1860s	0 hectares	2,788 hectares	2,788 hectares	Saint Lucia
1870s	0 hectares	2,828 hectares	2,828 hectares	Saint Lucia
1880s	0 hectares	2,868 hectares	2,868 hectares	Saint Lucia
1890s	0 hectares	2,909 hectares	2,909 hectares	Saint Lucia
1900s	0 hectares	2,950 hectares	2,950 hectares	Saint Lucia
1910s	0 hectares	2,991 hectares	2,991 hectares	Saint Lucia
1920s	0 hectares	2,939 hectares	2,939 hectares	Saint Lucia
1930s	0 hectares	2,887 hectares	2,887 hectares	Saint Lucia
1940s	0 hectares	2,836 hectares	2,836 hectares	Saint Lucia
1950s	0 hectares	2,713 hectares	2,713 hectares	Saint Lucia
1960s	0 hectares	3,000 hectares	3,000 hectares	Saint Lucia
1970s	0 hectares	3,000 hectares	3,000 hectares	Saint Lucia
1980s	0 hectares	2,600 hectares	2,600 hectares	Saint Lucia
1990s	0 hectares	1,820 hectares	1,820 hectares	Saint Lucia
2000s	0 hectares	901 hectares	901 hectares	Saint Lucia
2010s	0 hectares	370 hectares	370 hectares	Saint Lucia
2020s	0 hectares	370 hectares	370 hectares	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Malta or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 370 hectares against 0 hectares in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Malta and Saint Lucia?: 370 hectares, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Lucia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malta and Saint Lucia rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Malta ranks 189th and Saint Lucia ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.