Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
57th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Malta ranks 57th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 54 Fiji 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Maldives 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Albania 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Seychelles 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Malawi 0.003 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8868 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.