Other land — Area in Malta
Malta: Other land — Area was 21.03 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Malta is 21.03 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Malta peaked at 22.65 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.65 1000 ha, in 1990.
Malta ranks 196th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.15 1000 ha | 18.65 1000 ha | 22.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.06 1000 ha | 21.25 1000 ha | 22.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.31 1000 ha | 21.18 1000 ha | 21.42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.56 1000 ha | 20.3 1000 ha | 21.03 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 193 Gambia 25.7 1000 ha compare
- 194 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 24.92 1000 ha compare
- 195 Martinique 22.1 1000 ha compare
- 197 Northern Mariana Islands 20.3 1000 ha compare
- 198 Maldives 20.18 1000 ha compare
- 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19.88 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Malta?
- Other land — area in Malta was 21.03 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.65 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for other land — area?
- Malta ranks 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.