Hong Kong, China vs Malta: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Hong Kong, China
-21.6%
in 2023
Malta
-19.0%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
220th
Malta rank
217th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports -19.0% against -21.6% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 220th and Malta ranks 217th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -22.7% | -8.1% | 14.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | -13.8% | -5.7% | 8.1% | Malta |
| 1990s | -13.5% | -11.5% | 1.9% | Malta |
| 2000s | -14.3% | -15.1% | 0.8% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | -21.6% | 7.8% | 29.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | -24.4% | -15.3% | 9.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Hong Kong, China or Malta?
- Malta, at -19.0% against -21.6% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Hong Kong, China and Malta?
- 2.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malta?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Malta rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 220th and Malta ranks 217th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.