Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
108th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Malta ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.05 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Dominica 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Liechtenstein 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zambia 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Latvia 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Austria 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8868 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.