Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Malta
Malta: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 87.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Malta stood at 87.04 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Malta peaked at 94.44 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 85.62 %, in 2020.
Malta ranks 10th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.33 % | 92.86 % | 94.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 92.75 % | 92.31 % | 92.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.31 % | 92.31 % | 92.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.11 % | 88.89 % | 92.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.27 % | 86.02 % | 90 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.57 % | 87.38 % | 87.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8 % | 85.62 % | 89.14 % | 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 — 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)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 8,988 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Malta?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Malta was 87.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 94.44 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.62 % in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.