Agricultural irrigated land in Malta
Malta: Agricultural irrigated land was 33.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Malta, 2003–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Malta is 33.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Malta peaked at 44.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2003.
That places Malta 6th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.2% | — |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -23.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 12.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 33.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 4.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +27.8% | 20.2% | 25.8% |
| 2020 | +26.7% | 33.7% | 42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 20.2% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 33.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 33.9% | 44.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Malta?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Malta was 33.9% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.