Malta vs Spain: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Malta
22.81 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
23.01 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
47th
Spain rank
46th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 23.01 hectares per square kilometre against 22.81 hectares per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.2 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 47th and Spain ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1 hectares per square kilometre | 31.94 hectares per square kilometre | 12.16 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 40 hectares per square kilometre | 31.74 hectares per square kilometre | 8.26 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 37.5 hectares per square kilometre | 31.18 hectares per square kilometre | 6.32 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 32.81 hectares per square kilometre | 29.13 hectares per square kilometre | 3.68 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 26.47 hectares per square kilometre | 25.78 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6913 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 28.23 hectares per square kilometre | 24.52 hectares per square kilometre | 3.72 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 23.98 hectares per square kilometre | 23.2 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7809 hectares per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Malta or Spain?
- Spain, at 23.01 hectares per square kilometre against 22.81 hectares per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Malta and Spain?
- 0.2 hectares per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 47th and Spain ranks 46th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.