Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
23rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malta ranks 23rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4688 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5312 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6453 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6453 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6641 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6984 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6663 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6663 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6672 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6694 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6694 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6694 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6613 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6613 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7009 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7122 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7122 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5278 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5687 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5625 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5938 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6297 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6894 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6641 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7078 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6657 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6613 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6694 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7009 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Maldives 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 21 Iraq 0.7627 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 22 Bermuda 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tajikistan 0.6898 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 25 Israel 0.6873 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cyprus 0.6737 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 — other areas, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7265 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas 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.