Agricultural land area — Arable land in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land area — Arable land was 7.57 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Malta, 1991–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — arable land in Malta stood at 7.57 Hectares.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable land in Malta peaked at 10 Hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.48 Hectares, in 2023.
That places Malta 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable land in Malta, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10 Hectares | — |
| 1998 | 8.9 Hectares | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 8.9 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.7 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.29 Hectares | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.29 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2 Hectares | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 8.2 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.02 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.02 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.02 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.08 Hectares | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 9.08 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.08 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.97 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.97 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.97 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.23 Hectares | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.23 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.23 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.23 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.77 Hectares | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 7.78 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.78 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.48 Hectares | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 7.57 Hectares | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.27 Hectares | 8.9 Hectares | 10 Hectares | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.5 Hectares | 8.02 Hectares | 9.29 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 Hectares | 8.97 Hectares | 9.23 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 Hectares | 7.48 Hectares | 7.78 Hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.2364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable land in Malta?
- Agricultural land area — arable land in Malta was 7.57 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10 Hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land area — arable land?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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