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Agricultural land — Malta

Agricultural land in Malta in 2023 — 83 km². Ranked 186 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 53.9%.

2023 83 km² −5.25% vs 2022
World rank 186of 209
Period maximum 180 km²1961
Period minimum 83 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Malta, 1961–20237510012515017520019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 180 km²1963: 160 km²1965: 140 km²1967: 140 km²1969: 140 km²1971: 140 km²1973: 140 km²1975: 130 km²1977: 140 km²1979: 140 km²1981: 130 km²1983: 130 km²1985: 130 km²1987: 130 km²1989: 130 km²1991: 130 km²1993: 130 km²1995: 110 km²1997: 100 km²1999: 90 km²2001: 100 km²2003: 104 km²2005: 93 km²2007: 93 km²2009: 93 km²2011: 103 km²2013: 102 km²2015: 102 km²2017: 104 km²2019: 104 km²2021: 88 km²2023: 83 km²
Change over the period: −97 (−53.94%) Average annual rate: -1.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malta 83 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Southern Europe computed 563,969 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 83 −5 −5.25%
2022 88 +0 +0%
2021 88 −4 −3.95%
2020 91 −13 −12.24%
2019 104 +0 +0%
2018 104 +0 +0%
2017 104 +0 +0%
2016 104 +2 +1.47%
2015 102 +0 +0%
2014 102 +0 +0%
2013 102 −1 −0.68%
2012 103 −0 −0.29%
2011 103 +0 +0%
2010 103 +10 +11.08%
2009 93 +0 +0%
2008 93 +0 +0%
2007 93 +0 +0%
2006 93 +0 +0%
2005 93 −7 −7%
2004 100 −4 −3.85%
2003 104 +4 +4%
2002 100 +0 +0%
2001 100 +10 +11.11%
2000 90 +0 +0%
1999 90 +0 +0%
1998 90 −10 −10%
1997 100 −10 −9.09%
1996 110 +0 +0%
1995 110 −20 −15.38%
1994 130 +0 +0%
1993 130 +0 +0%
1992 130 +0 +0%
1991 130 +0 +0%
1990 130 +0 +0%
1989 130 +0 +0%
1988 130 +0 +0%
1987 130 +0 +0%
1986 130 +0 +0%
1985 130 +0 +0%
1984 130 +0 +0%
1983 130 +0 +0%
1982 130 +0 +0%
1981 130 +0 +0%
1980 130 −10 −7.14%
1979 140 +0 +0%
1978 140 +0 +0%
1977 140 +10 +7.69%
1976 130 +0 +0%
1975 130 −10 −7.14%
1974 140 +0 +0%
1973 140 +0 +0%
1972 140 +0 +0%
1971 140 +0 +0%
1970 140 +0 +0%
1969 140 +0 +0%
1968 140 +0 +0%
1967 140 +0 +0%
1966 140 +0 +0%
1965 140 −10 −6.67%
1964 150 −10 −6.25%
1963 160 −10 −5.88%
1962 170 −10 −5.56%
1961 180 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ES Spain 247,727 IT Italy 130,876 GR Greece 53,720 PT Portugal 39,700 RS Serbia 33,960 HR Croatia 14,860 MK North Macedonia 12,510 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,130 AL Albania 10,446 SI Slovenia 6,112 ME Montenegro 2,635 AD Andorra 187 MT Malta 83 SM San Marino 23
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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

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