Land use hidden — Total area in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Total area was 320 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
320 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
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 — Total area 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 — total area in Malta is 320 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Malta peaked at 320 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 320 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Malta ranks 179th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Total 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 22,070 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
- 176 Mayotte 366.26 Square kilometres compare
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 350 Square kilometres compare
- 178 Grenada 340 Square kilometres compare
- 180 Maldives 300 Square kilometres compare
- 181 Cayman Islands 264 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Niue 260 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 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)
- 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 — total area in Malta?
- Land use hidden — total 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 — total area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 320 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 320 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total 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