Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Malta

Agricultural land share in Malta in 2023 — 25.91%. Ranked 135 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 30.34 pp.

2023 25.91% −1.43 pp vs 2022
World rank 135of 209
Period maximum 56.25%1961
Period minimum 25.91%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Malta, 1961–2023203040506019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 56.25%1963: 50%1965: 43.75%1967: 43.75%1969: 43.75%1971: 43.75%1973: 43.75%1975: 40.63%1977: 43.75%1979: 43.75%1981: 40.63%1983: 40.63%1985: 40.63%1987: 40.63%1989: 40.63%1991: 40.63%1993: 40.63%1995: 34.38%1997: 31.25%1999: 28.13%2001: 31.25%2003: 32.5%2005: 29.06%2007: 29.06%2009: 29.06%2011: 32.28%2013: 31.97%2015: 31.97%2017: 32.44%2019: 32.44%2021: 27.34%2023: 25.91%
Change over the period: −30.34 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 25.91%
World 36.93%
Southern Europe computed 43.58%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 25.91 −1.43 pp
2022 27.34 +0 pp
2021 27.34 −1.13 pp
2020 28.47 −3.97 pp
2019 32.44 +0 pp
2018 32.44 +0 pp
2017 32.44 +0 pp
2016 32.44 +0.47 pp
2015 31.97 +0 pp
2014 31.97 +0 pp
2013 31.97 −0.22 pp
2012 32.19 −0.09 pp
2011 32.28 +0 pp
2010 32.28 +3.22 pp
2009 29.06 +0 pp
2008 29.06 +0 pp
2007 29.06 +0 pp
2006 29.06 +0 pp
2005 29.06 −2.19 pp
2004 31.25 −1.25 pp
2003 32.5 +1.25 pp
2002 31.25 +0 pp
2001 31.25 +3.13 pp
2000 28.13 +0 pp
1999 28.13 +0 pp
1998 28.13 −3.13 pp
1997 31.25 −3.13 pp
1996 34.38 +0 pp
1995 34.38 −6.25 pp
1994 40.63 +0 pp
1993 40.63 +0 pp
1992 40.63 +0 pp
1991 40.63 +0 pp
1990 40.63 +0 pp
1989 40.63 +0 pp
1988 40.63 +0 pp
1987 40.63 +0 pp
1986 40.63 +0 pp
1985 40.63 +0 pp
1984 40.63 +0 pp
1983 40.63 +0 pp
1982 40.63 +0 pp
1981 40.63 +0 pp
1980 40.63 −3.13 pp
1979 43.75 +0 pp
1978 43.75 +0 pp
1977 43.75 +3.13 pp
1976 40.63 +0 pp
1975 40.63 −3.13 pp
1974 43.75 +0 pp
1973 43.75 +0 pp
1972 43.75 +0 pp
1971 43.75 +0 pp
1970 43.75 +0 pp
1969 43.75 +0 pp
1968 43.75 +0 pp
1967 43.75 +0 pp
1966 43.75 +0 pp
1965 43.75 −3.13 pp
1964 46.88 −3.13 pp
1963 50 −3.13 pp
1962 53.13 −3.13 pp
1961 56.25

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.