Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Malta or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 0.0196 hectares per person against 0.016 hectares per person in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Malta and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0036 hectares per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States Virgin Islands?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs United States Virgin Islands: Cropland per person over the long-term

Malta

0.016 hectares per person

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

0.0196 hectares per person

in 2025

Malta rank

184th

United States Virgin Islands rank

181st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Malta
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0196 hectares per person against 0.016 hectares per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0036 hectares per person.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 184th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 181st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.2434 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2434 hectares per person	Malta
1100s	0.2377 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2377 hectares per person	Malta
1200s	0.2316 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2316 hectares per person	Malta
1300s	0.2251 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2251 hectares per person	Malta
1400s	0.2183 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2183 hectares per person	Malta
1500s	0.2111 hectares per person	0.4083 hectares per person	0.1972 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1600s	0.2033 hectares per person	0.3905 hectares per person	0.1872 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1700s	0.1948 hectares per person	0.3709 hectares per person	0.1761 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1710s	0.1939 hectares per person	0.3688 hectares per person	0.1749 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1720s	0.193 hectares per person	0.3667 hectares per person	0.1737 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1730s	0.1921 hectares per person	0.3646 hectares per person	0.1724 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1740s	0.1912 hectares per person	0.3624 hectares per person	0.1712 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1750s	0.1903 hectares per person	0.3602 hectares per person	0.1699 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1760s	0.1893 hectares per person	0.358 hectares per person	0.1687 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1770s	0.1884 hectares per person	0.3558 hectares per person	0.1674 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1780s	0.1875 hectares per person	0.3535 hectares per person	0.1661 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1790s	0.1865 hectares per person	0.3512 hectares per person	0.1647 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1800s	0.1855 hectares per person	0.3489 hectares per person	0.1634 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1810s	0.1846 hectares per person	0.3466 hectares per person	0.162 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1820s	0.1836 hectares per person	0.3442 hectares per person	0.1606 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1830s	0.1826 hectares per person	0.3418 hectares per person	0.1592 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1840s	0.2171 hectares per person	0.3393 hectares per person	0.1222 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1850s	0.2067 hectares per person	0.3368 hectares per person	0.1301 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1860s	0.1892 hectares per person	0.3343 hectares per person	0.1451 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1870s	0.1742 hectares per person	0.3317 hectares per person	0.1575 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1880s	0.1614 hectares per person	0.3291 hectares per person	0.1678 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1890s	0.1502 hectares per person	0.3265 hectares per person	0.1762 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1900s	0.139 hectares per person	0.3238 hectares per person	0.1848 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1910s	0.1229 hectares per person	0.3211 hectares per person	0.1982 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1920s	0.1088 hectares per person	0.3183 hectares per person	0.2095 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1930s	0.0973 hectares per person	0.3155 hectares per person	0.2182 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1940s	0.0849 hectares per person	0.3126 hectares per person	0.2277 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1950s	0.0652 hectares per person	0.3111 hectares per person	0.2459 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	0.0485 hectares per person	0.2698 hectares per person	0.2213 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	0.0439 hectares per person	0.1511 hectares per person	0.1072 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	0.0376 hectares per person	0.1129 hectares per person	0.0753 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	0.0301 hectares per person	0.0826 hectares per person	0.0525 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	0.0236 hectares per person	0.0485 hectares per person	0.025 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.0243 hectares per person	0.0344 hectares per person	0.01 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0.0188 hectares per person	0.0193 hectares per person	0.0005 hectares per person	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Malta or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0.0196 hectares per person against 0.016 hectares per person in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Malta and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0036 hectares per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States Virgin Islands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malta and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Malta ranks 184th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.