What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Malta and United Arab Emirates?

0.0035 hectares per person, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Malta

0.0121 hectares per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.0086 hectares per person

in 2025

Malta rank

177th

United Arab Emirates rank

179th

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

Malta
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0121 hectares per person against 0.0086 hectares per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0035 hectares per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 179th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0484 hectares per person	0.0536 hectares per person	0.0052 hectares per person	United Arab Emirates
1970s	0.0452 hectares per person	0.0288 hectares per person	0.0164 hectares per person	Malta
1980s	0.0389 hectares per person	0.0241 hectares per person	0.0148 hectares per person	Malta
1990s	0.0308 hectares per person	0.036 hectares per person	0.0052 hectares per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0239 hectares per person	0.0521 hectares per person	0.0283 hectares per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0232 hectares per person	0.0103 hectares per person	0.0129 hectares per person	Malta
2020s	0.0151 hectares per person	0.0091 hectares per person	0.006 hectares per person	Malta

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 United Arab Emirates?: Malta, at 0.0121 hectares per person against 0.0086 hectares per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Malta and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0035 hectares per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Malta ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 179th 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: 23 October 2026

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.