Arable land — Area in Malta
Malta: Arable land — Area was 6.98 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Malta is 6.98 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Malta peaked at 17 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6.98 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Malta 189th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.11 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.8 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.47 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 9.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 1000 ha | 8.97 1000 ha | 9.08 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 1000 ha | 6.98 1000 ha | 7.8 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 188 Barbados 7 1000 ha compare
- 190 Micronesia 6.36 1000 ha compare
- 191 New Caledonia 5.97 1000 ha compare
- 192 Dominica 5.5 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)
- 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)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 8,988 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Malta?
- Arable land — area in Malta was 6.98 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.98 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for arable land — area?
- Malta ranks 189th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 Arable 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.