Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
156th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0006 Square kilometres per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0004 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, in 2019.
That places Malta 156th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 25% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0061 Square kilometres per person, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 153 Gabon 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 154 Bahrain 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Maldives 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 157 Marshall Islands 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 158 Guinea 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 159 Lebanon 0.0004 Square kilometres per person 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 — other areas, per capita in Malta?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Malta was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Malta ranks 156th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.