Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 25.45 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Malta is 25.45 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Malta peaked at 56.25 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25.45 %, in 2024.
Malta ranks 150th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.22 % | 43.75 % | 56.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.13 % | 40.63 % | 43.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.63 % | 40.63 % | 40.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.94 % | 28.13 % | 40.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.97 % | 28.13 % | 32.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.24 % | 31.97 % | 32.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.15 % | 25.45 % | 28.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Malta?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Malta was 25.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56.25 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.45 % in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Malta ranks 150th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.