Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Malta
Malta: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.099 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Malta, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area under protective cover — area in Malta stood at 0.099 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Malta peaked at 0.1 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.082 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Malta 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0905 1000 ha | 0.082 1000 ha | 0.099 1000 ha | 4 |
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 — 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area under protective cover — area in Malta?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Malta was 0.099 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Cropland area under protective cover — 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.