What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

1,929 hectares, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Cropland extent over the long-term

Malta

7,029 hectares

in 2025

Saint Kitts and Nevis

5,100 hectares

in 2025

Malta rank

177th

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

179th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Malta
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Malta currently reports 7,029 hectares against 5,100 hectares in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 1,929 hectares.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 177th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 179th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 38 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2,434 hectares	0 hectares	2,434 hectares	Malta
1100s	2,377 hectares	0 hectares	2,377 hectares	Malta
1200s	2,316 hectares	0 hectares	2,316 hectares	Malta
1300s	4,503 hectares	0 hectares	4,503 hectares	Malta
1400s	2,183 hectares	0 hectares	2,183 hectares	Malta
1500s	4,221 hectares	958.07 hectares	3,263 hectares	Malta
1600s	8,130 hectares	1,901 hectares	6,229 hectares	Malta
1700s	13,636 hectares	3,772 hectares	9,863 hectares	Malta
1710s	13,961 hectares	4,078 hectares	9,883 hectares	Malta
1720s	14,283 hectares	4,409 hectares	9,874 hectares	Malta
1730s	14,600 hectares	4,766 hectares	9,834 hectares	Malta
1740s	14,913 hectares	5,153 hectares	9,760 hectares	Malta
1750s	15,222 hectares	5,571 hectares	9,651 hectares	Malta
1760s	15,905 hectares	6,022 hectares	9,883 hectares	Malta
1770s	16,580 hectares	6,511 hectares	10,069 hectares	Malta
1780s	17,246 hectares	7,039 hectares	10,207 hectares	Malta
1790s	17,904 hectares	7,609 hectares	10,295 hectares	Malta
1800s	18,553 hectares	8,226 hectares	10,327 hectares	Malta
1810s	19,562 hectares	8,893 hectares	10,669 hectares	Malta
1820s	20,559 hectares	9,182 hectares	11,377 hectares	Malta
1830s	21,542 hectares	9,480 hectares	12,062 hectares	Malta
1840s	26,920 hectares	9,788 hectares	17,133 hectares	Malta
1850s	26,869 hectares	10,537 hectares	16,333 hectares	Malta
1860s	26,863 hectares	10,496 hectares	16,367 hectares	Malta
1870s	26,826 hectares	12,377 hectares	14,449 hectares	Malta
1880s	26,786 hectares	12,866 hectares	13,921 hectares	Malta
1890s	26,744 hectares	13,740 hectares	13,005 hectares	Malta
1900s	26,410 hectares	13,728 hectares	12,683 hectares	Malta
1910s	26,340 hectares	14,021 hectares	12,320 hectares	Malta
1920s	25,976 hectares	12,472 hectares	13,504 hectares	Malta
1930s	25,606 hectares	11,468 hectares	14,138 hectares	Malta
1940s	24,404 hectares	10,550 hectares	13,854 hectares	Malta
1950s	20,374 hectares	15,092 hectares	5,281 hectares	Malta
1960s	15,400 hectares	15,800 hectares	400 hectares	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1970s	13,800 hectares	14,000 hectares	200 hectares	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1980s	13,000 hectares	12,200 hectares	800 hectares	Malta
1990s	11,500 hectares	8,500 hectares	3,000 hectares	Malta
2000s	9,590 hectares	5,643 hectares	3,947 hectares	Malta
2010s	10,317 hectares	5,050 hectares	5,267 hectares	Malta
2020s	8,194 hectares	5,100 hectares	3,094 hectares	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Malta or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Malta, at 7,029 hectares against 5,100 hectares in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 1,929 hectares, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malta and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Malta ranks 177th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.