Arable land in Malta
Malta: Arable land was 0.0132 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Malta stood at 0.0132 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Malta peaked at 0.0523 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Malta 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0445 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.0523 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0419 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | 0.043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0359 hectares per person | 0.0342 hectares per person | 0.0379 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0282 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0339 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0211 hectares per person | 0.0194 hectares per person | 0.0233 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | 0.0219 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.0132 hectares per person | 0.0151 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 183 Kiribati 0.0151 hectares per person compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.0149 hectares per person compare
- 185 Montenegro 0.0145 hectares per person compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 0.0129 hectares per person compare
- 188 Andorra 0.0091 hectares per person compare
- 189 French Polynesia 0.0089 hectares per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Malta?
- Arable land in Malta was 0.0132 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0523 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for arable land?
- Malta ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.