Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta
Malta: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 0.797 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta stood at 0.797 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 697.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta peaked at 0.797 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Malta 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 0.2 Square kilometres | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 Square kilometres | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 Square kilometres | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 Square kilometres | +56.7% |
| 2019 | 0.55 Square kilometres | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.67 Square kilometres | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.65 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.66 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.795 Square kilometres | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 0.797 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 Square kilometres | 0.1 Square kilometres | 0.3 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.302 Square kilometres | 0.1 Square kilometres | 0.55 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7144 Square kilometres | 0.65 Square kilometres | 0.797 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.3 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malta was 0.797 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.797 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Malta ranks 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 697.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata