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Arable land — Malta

Arable land in Malta in 2023 — 7,300 ha. Ranked 172 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 57.1%.

2023 7,300 ha −6.41% vs 2022
World rank 172of 206
Period maximum 17,000 ha1961
Period minimum 7,300 ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Malta, 1961–20235,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17,000 ha1963: 15,000 ha1965: 13,000 ha1967: 13,000 ha1969: 13,000 ha1971: 13,000 ha1973: 13,000 ha1975: 12,000 ha1977: 13,000 ha1979: 13,000 ha1981: 12,000 ha1983: 12,000 ha1985: 12,000 ha1987: 12,000 ha1989: 12,000 ha1991: 12,000 ha1993: 12,000 ha1995: 10,000 ha1997: 9,000 ha1999: 8,000 ha2001: 9,000 ha2003: 9,300 ha2005: 8,200 ha2007: 8,000 ha2009: 8,000 ha2011: 9,080 ha2013: 8,970 ha2015: 8,970 ha2017: 9,070 ha2019: 9,070 ha2021: 7,800 ha2023: 7,300 ha
Change over the period: −9,700 (−57.06%) Average annual rate: -1.35 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malta 7,300 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Southern Europe computed 26.42M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 7,300 −500 −6.41%
2022 7,800 +0 +0%
2021 7,800 +0 +0%
2020 7,800 −1,270 −14%
2019 9,070 +0 +0%
2018 9,070 +0 +0%
2017 9,070 +0 +0%
2016 9,070 +100 +1.11%
2015 8,970 +0 +0%
2014 8,970 +0 +0%
2013 8,970 −30 −0.33%
2012 9,000 −80 −0.88%
2011 9,080 +0 +0%
2010 9,080 +1,080 +13.5%
2009 8,000 +0 +0%
2008 8,000 +0 +0%
2007 8,000 −200 −2.44%
2006 8,200 +0 +0%
2005 8,200 −800 −8.89%
2004 9,000 −300 −3.23%
2003 9,300 +300 +3.33%
2002 9,000 +0 +0%
2001 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
2000 8,000 +0 +0%
1999 8,000 +0 +0%
1998 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1997 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1996 10,000 +0 +0%
1995 10,000 −2,000 −16.67%
1994 12,000 +0 +0%
1993 12,000 +0 +0%
1992 12,000 +0 +0%
1991 12,000 +0 +0%
1990 12,000 +0 +0%
1989 12,000 +0 +0%
1988 12,000 +0 +0%
1987 12,000 +0 +0%
1986 12,000 +0 +0%
1985 12,000 +0 +0%
1984 12,000 +0 +0%
1983 12,000 +0 +0%
1982 12,000 +0 +0%
1981 12,000 +0 +0%
1980 12,000 −1,000 −7.69%
1979 13,000 +0 +0%
1978 13,000 +0 +0%
1977 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1976 12,000 +0 +0%
1975 12,000 −1,000 −7.69%
1974 13,000 +0 +0%
1973 13,000 +0 +0%
1972 13,000 +0 +0%
1971 13,000 +0 +0%
1970 13,000 +0 +0%
1969 13,000 +0 +0%
1968 13,000 +0 +0%
1967 13,000 +0 +0%
1966 13,000 +0 +0%
1965 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1964 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1963 15,000 −1,000 −6.25%
1962 16,000 −1,000 −5.88%
1961 17,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

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

ES Spain 11.5M IT Italy 7.08M RS Serbia 2.6M GR Greece 1.86M PT Portugal 927,263 HR Croatia 868,000 AL Albania 590,700 MK North Macedonia 416,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 370,000 SI Slovenia 178,890 ME Montenegro 9,050 MT Malta 7,300 SM San Marino 1,985 AD Andorra 733
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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