Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Malta
Malta: Cropland area under organic agric. — Area was 0.0797 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Malta, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0797 1000 ha for cropland area under organic agric. — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
That places Malta 106th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.047 1000 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0.055 1000 ha | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.067 1000 ha | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.066 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.066 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0795 1000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0797 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0797 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.54 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0797 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.64 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.051 1000 ha | 0.047 1000 ha | 0.055 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0716 1000 ha | 0.066 1000 ha | 0.0797 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under organic agric. — area in Malta?
- Cropland area under organic agric. — area in Malta was 0.0797 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0797 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for cropland area under organic agric. — area?
- Malta ranks 106th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland area under organic agric. — 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.