What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 180 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 82.91 sq. km in 2023.

How does Malta rank for agricultural land?

Malta ranks 187th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in Malta

Name: Agricultural land in Malta
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malta: Agricultural land was 82.91 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

82.91 sq. km

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

187th

of 210 countries

All-time high

180 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

82.91 sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Malta, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Malta stood at 82.91 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Malta peaked at 180 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 82.91 sq. km, in 2023.

Malta ranks 187th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	151.11 sq. km	140 sq. km	180 sq. km	9
1970s	138 sq. km	130 sq. km	140 sq. km	10
1980s	130 sq. km	130 sq. km	130 sq. km	10
1990s	115 sq. km	90 sq. km	130 sq. km	10
2000s	95.9 sq. km	90 sq. km	104 sq. km	10
2010s	103.17 sq. km	102.3 sq. km	103.8 sq. km	10
2020s	87.25 sq. km	82.91 sq. km	91.1 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Malta

184 Saint Lucia 99.4 sq. km compare
185 Antigua and Barbuda 90 sq. km compare
188 Bahrain 81 sq. km compare
189 Grenada 80 sq. km compare
190 British Virgin Islands 70 sq. km compare
190 Marshall Islands 70 sq. km compare
190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 70 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Malta

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Rural population 4.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 25,040 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
Cereal production 0 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Malta?: Agricultural land in Malta was 82.91 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 180 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 82.91 sq. km in 2023.
How does Malta rank for agricultural land?: Malta ranks 187th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.