Land area — Area in Malta
Malta: Land area — Area was 31.52 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Malta stood at 31.52 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Malta peaked at 32 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.52 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Malta 220th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.61 1000 ha | 31.52 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 217 United States Virgin Islands 34.8 1000 ha compare
- 218 Grenada 34.4 1000 ha compare
- 219 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 1000 ha compare
- 221 Maldives 29.8 1000 ha compare
- 222 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.1 1000 ha compare
- 223 Niue 25.9 1000 ha compare
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 land area — area in Malta?
- Land area — area in Malta was 31.52 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.52 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for land area — area?
- Malta ranks 220th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.