Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Land area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area — area, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Malta 188th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0989 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 185 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0993 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 185 Seychelles 0.0993 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 187 Costa Rica 0.099 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 189 Rwanda 0.0964 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 190 Tuvalu 0.0867 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 land area — area, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Land area — area, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0985 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 188th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area — 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
Land area — 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.