Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta
Malta: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 11 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 11 % for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in 2021.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta peaked at 13.1 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.2 %, in 2000.
Malta ranks 14th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.4 % | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9 % | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.9 % | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 8.9 % | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 9.6 % | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 9.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3 % | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9 % | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7 % | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 12.4 % | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.1 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6 % | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 12 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4 % | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 11 % | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.66 % | 6.2 % | 10.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 % | 10.9 % | 13.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 % | 11 % | 12.2 % | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malta was 11 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.