Land use hidden — Cropland in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Cropland was 82.91 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Malta is 82.91 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Malta peaked at 180 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 82.91 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Malta ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.11 Square kilometres | 140 Square kilometres | 180 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 138 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 140 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 130 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 115 Square kilometres | 90 Square kilometres | 130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.9 Square kilometres | 90 Square kilometres | 104 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.17 Square kilometres | 102.3 Square kilometres | 103.8 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.25 Square kilometres | 82.91 Square kilometres | 91.1 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 100 Square kilometres compare
- 156 New Caledonia 97 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Saint Lucia 95.7 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Barbados 80 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Guam 80 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Grenada 70 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 70 Square kilometres 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.2364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Malta?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Malta was 82.91 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 180 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.91 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata