What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta?

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Malta rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?

Malta ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta

Name: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malta: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

136th

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2023.

Malta ranks 136th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre	—
1962	0.5312 sq. km per square kilometre	-5.6%
1963	0.5 sq. km per square kilometre	-5.9%
1964	0.4688 sq. km per square kilometre	-6.2%
1965	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	-6.7%
1966	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	-7.1%
1976	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+7.7%
1978	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	-7.1%
1981	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.3438 sq. km per square kilometre	-15.4%
1996	0.3438 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.3125 sq. km per square kilometre	-9.1%
1998	0.2812 sq. km per square kilometre	-10.0%
1999	0.2812 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.2812 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.3125 sq. km per square kilometre	+11.1%
2002	0.3125 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.325 sq. km per square kilometre	+4.0%
2004	0.3125 sq. km per square kilometre	-3.8%
2005	0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre	-7.0%
2006	0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.2906 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.3228 sq. km per square kilometre	+11.1%
2011	0.3228 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.3219 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.3%
2013	0.3197 sq. km per square kilometre	-0.7%
2014	0.3197 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.3197 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.3244 sq. km per square kilometre	+1.5%
2017	0.3244 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.3244 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.3244 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.2847 sq. km per square kilometre	-12.2%
2021	0.2734 sq. km per square kilometre	-4.0%
2022	0.2734 sq. km per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre	-5.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4722 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.4313 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4375 sq. km per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3594 sq. km per square kilometre	0.2812 sq. km per square kilometre	0.4062 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2997 sq. km per square kilometre	0.2812 sq. km per square kilometre	0.325 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.3224 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3197 sq. km per square kilometre	0.3244 sq. km per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2727 sq. km per square kilometre	0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre	0.2847 sq. km per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Malta

133 Croatia 0.2655 sq. km per square kilometre compare
134 Nepal 0.2612 sq. km per square kilometre compare
135 Malaysia 0.2609 sq. km per square kilometre compare
137 Israel 0.248 sq. km per square kilometre compare
138 Venezuela 0.2437 sq. km per square kilometre compare
139 Grenada 0.2353 sq. km per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta?: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.5625 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2591 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Malta rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?: Malta ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Unit: sq. km per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 258 places, 15,143 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.