Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
47th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2023.
Malta ranks 47th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4688 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3438 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3438 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2812 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2906 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2906 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2906 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2906 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2906 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3219 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2847 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2734 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2734 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0408 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4722 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4313 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2812 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2997 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2812 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2847 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 44 Belarus 0.2785 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 45 Lebanon 0.268 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 46 Cambodia 0.2637 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 48 Guatemala 0.2554 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 United Kingdom 0.2516 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 50 Malaysia 0.2509 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2591 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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 use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland 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.