Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Malta 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 178 Northern Mariana Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 179 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 180 Aruba 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 182 Seychelles 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 183 Maldives 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 184 Bahrain 0 1000 ha per person compare
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 85 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -43.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Malta?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Malta was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Malta ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.