What is land area in Malta?

Land area in Malta was 320 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 320 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 320 sq. km in 1961.

How does Malta rank for land area?

Malta ranks 198th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Malta

Name: Land area in Malta
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malta: Land area was 320 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

320 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

198th

of 216 countries

All-time high

320 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

320 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Malta, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Malta recorded 320 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Malta peaked at 320 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 320 sq. km, in 1961.

Malta ranks 198th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	9
1970s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
1980s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
1990s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
2000s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
2010s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	10
2020s	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	320 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Malta

195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 sq. km compare
196 United States Virgin Islands 350 sq. km compare
197 Grenada 340 sq. km compare
199 Maldives 298 sq. km compare
200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 sq. km compare
201 Cayman Islands 240 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 land area in Malta?: Land area in Malta was 320 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 320 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 320 sq. km in 1961.
How does Malta rank for land area?: Malta ranks 198th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.