Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Malta

Arable land share in Malta in 2023 — 22.81%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 30.31 pp.

2023 22.81% −1.56 pp vs 2022
World rank 47of 206
Period maximum 53.13%1961
Period minimum 22.81%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Malta, 1961–2023203040506019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 53.13%1963: 46.88%1965: 40.63%1967: 40.63%1969: 40.63%1971: 40.63%1973: 40.63%1975: 37.5%1977: 40.63%1979: 40.63%1981: 37.5%1983: 37.5%1985: 37.5%1987: 37.5%1989: 37.5%1991: 37.5%1993: 37.5%1995: 31.25%1997: 28.13%1999: 25%2001: 28.13%2003: 29.06%2005: 25.63%2007: 25%2009: 25%2011: 28.38%2013: 28.03%2015: 28.03%2017: 28.34%2019: 28.34%2021: 24.38%2023: 22.81%
Change over the period: −30.31 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Malta 22.81%
World 10.67%
Southern Europe computed 20.41%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22.81 −1.56 pp
2022 24.38 +0 pp
2021 24.38 +0 pp
2020 24.38 −3.97 pp
2019 28.34 +0 pp
2018 28.34 +0 pp
2017 28.34 +0 pp
2016 28.34 +0.31 pp
2015 28.03 +0 pp
2014 28.03 +0 pp
2013 28.03 −0.09 pp
2012 28.13 −0.25 pp
2011 28.38 +0 pp
2010 28.38 +3.38 pp
2009 25 +0 pp
2008 25 +0 pp
2007 25 −0.63 pp
2006 25.63 +0 pp
2005 25.63 −2.5 pp
2004 28.13 −0.94 pp
2003 29.06 +0.94 pp
2002 28.13 +0 pp
2001 28.13 +3.13 pp
2000 25 +0 pp
1999 25 +0 pp
1998 25 −3.13 pp
1997 28.13 −3.13 pp
1996 31.25 +0 pp
1995 31.25 −6.25 pp
1994 37.5 +0 pp
1993 37.5 +0 pp
1992 37.5 +0 pp
1991 37.5 +0 pp
1990 37.5 +0 pp
1989 37.5 +0 pp
1988 37.5 +0 pp
1987 37.5 +0 pp
1986 37.5 +0 pp
1985 37.5 +0 pp
1984 37.5 +0 pp
1983 37.5 +0 pp
1982 37.5 +0 pp
1981 37.5 +0 pp
1980 37.5 −3.13 pp
1979 40.63 +0 pp
1978 40.63 +0 pp
1977 40.63 +3.13 pp
1976 37.5 +0 pp
1975 37.5 −3.13 pp
1974 40.63 +0 pp
1973 40.63 +0 pp
1972 40.63 +0 pp
1971 40.63 +0 pp
1970 40.63 +0 pp
1969 40.63 +0 pp
1968 40.63 +0 pp
1967 40.63 +0 pp
1966 40.63 +0 pp
1965 40.63 −3.13 pp
1964 43.75 −3.13 pp
1963 46.88 −3.13 pp
1962 50 −3.13 pp
1961 53.13

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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