Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land area — Permanent crops was 1.04 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.7 Hectares
in 1991
All-time low
0.9 Hectares
in 1998
Years of data
28
1991–2024
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Malta, 1991–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.04 Hectares for agricultural land area — permanent crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent crops in Malta peaked at 1.7 Hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9 Hectares, in 1998.
Malta ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Malta, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.7 Hectares | — |
| 1998 | 0.9 Hectares | -47.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 Hectares | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 1 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 Hectares | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.09 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.32 Hectares | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 1.32 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.32 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.25 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.27 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.27 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.27 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 Hectares | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.94 Hectares | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.95 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 Hectares | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1.04 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 Hectares | 0.9 Hectares | 1.7 Hectares | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.14 Hectares | 1 Hectares | 1.32 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 Hectares | 1.04 Hectares | 1.27 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 Hectares | 0.94 Hectares | 1.04 Hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent crops in Malta?
- Agricultural land area — permanent crops in Malta was 1.04 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 Hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 Hectares in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land area — permanent crops?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent crops rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 — Permanent crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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