Land use hidden — Land area in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Land area was 320 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
320 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 202 countries
All-time high
320 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
320 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area in Malta stood at 320 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Malta peaked at 320 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 320 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Malta ranks 178th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Land area in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 320 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 320 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,640 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 320 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 309,500 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 320 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 — land area in Malta?
- Land use hidden — land area in Malta was 320 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 320 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 320 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Land area. 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