Agriculture — Area in Malta
Malta: Agriculture — Area was 10.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Malta is 10.02 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Malta peaked at 18 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9 1000 ha, in 1998.
Malta ranks 203rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.11 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.8 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 10.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.32 1000 ha | 10.23 1000 ha | 10.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.58 1000 ha | 10.02 1000 ha | 11.11 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 200 Brunei Darussalam 15.3 1000 ha compare
- 201 Bahamas 13 1000 ha compare
- 202 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12 1000 ha compare
- 204 Barbados 10 1000 ha compare
- 205 Saint Lucia 9.93 1000 ha compare
- 206 Bahrain 9.33 1000 ha compare
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 agriculture — area in Malta?
- Agriculture — area in Malta was 10.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 1000 ha in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for agriculture — area?
- Malta ranks 203rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Agriculture — 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.