How does Malta rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Malta ranks 158th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malta

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malta
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malta: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 12.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

12.6 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

158th

of 240 countries

All-time high

12.6 1000 ha

in 2007

All-time low

12.54 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malta, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malta stood at 12.6 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malta peaked at 12.6 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.54 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Malta 158th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	12.58 1000 ha	12.54 1000 ha	12.6 1000 ha	9
2010s	12.6 1000 ha	12.6 1000 ha	12.6 1000 ha	10
2020s	12.6 1000 ha	12.6 1000 ha	12.6 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Malta

155 Luxembourg 14.9 1000 ha compare
156 Suriname 13.12 1000 ha compare
157 Rwanda 12.91 1000 ha compare
159 Gambia 11.25 1000 ha compare
160 Eritrea 10.74 1000 ha compare
161 Bahamas 10.3 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malta?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malta was 12.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 12.6 1000 ha in 2007.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 12.54 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Malta rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Malta ranks 158th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.