Malta vs Puerto Rico: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Malta
0.0121 hectares per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.0208 hectares per person
in 2025
Malta rank
177th
Puerto Rico rank
175th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Malta
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0208 hectares per person against 0.0121 hectares per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0087 hectares per person.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Puerto Rico ranks 175th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0484 hectares per person 0.1088 hectares per person 0.0604 hectares per person Puerto Rico
1970s 0.0452 hectares per person 0.059 hectares per person 0.0138 hectares per person Puerto Rico
1980s 0.0389 hectares per person 0.0387 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person Malta
1990s 0.0308 hectares per person 0.0247 hectares per person 0.0061 hectares per person Malta
2000s 0.0239 hectares per person 0.0238 hectares per person 0.0001 hectares per person Malta
2010s 0.0232 hectares per person 0.0214 hectares per person 0.0018 hectares per person Malta
2020s 0.0151 hectares per person 0.0205 hectares per person 0.0054 hectares per person Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Malta or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.0208 hectares per person against 0.0121 hectares per person in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Malta and Puerto Rico?
0.0087 hectares per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Malta ranks 177th and Puerto Rico ranks 175th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.