Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
53rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malta is 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Malta ranks 53rd of 185 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.
Cropland — 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 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× 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 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 50 Dominican Republic 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 San Marino 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Cambodia 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Albania 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Sierra Leone 0.0242 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.