Agricultural land use, per capita in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.015 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Malta stood at 0.015 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0553 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.015 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Malta 202nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0553 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0525 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0496 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0467 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0439 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0444 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0449 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0455 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.046 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0463 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0463 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0463 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0463 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0427 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0425 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0456 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0451 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0411 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0408 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0399 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.038 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0377 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0374 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0367 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.035 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.029 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0234 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0249 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.023 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0225 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.023 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0215 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0206 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0169 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.015 hectares per person | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 hectares per person | 0.0439 hectares per person | 0.0553 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0452 hectares per person | 0.0425 hectares per person | 0.0464 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0389 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0308 hectares per person | 0.0232 hectares per person | 0.0367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 hectares per person | 0.0225 hectares per person | 0.0261 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0232 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 hectares per person | 0.015 hectares per person | 0.0177 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 199 Qatar 0.0279 hectares per person compare
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0216 hectares per person compare
- 201 Aruba 0.0186 hectares per person compare
- 203 Seychelles 0.0129 hectares per person compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 0.012 hectares per person compare
- 205 Maldives 0.0112 hectares per person compare
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 land use, per capita in Malta?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Malta was 0.015 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0553 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Malta ranks 202nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.