Agricultural land use in Malta
Malta: Agricultural land use was 8,291 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Malta is 8,291 hectares, measured in 2023. 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 use in Malta peaked at 18,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8,291 hectares, in 2023.
That places Malta 195th out of 226 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,111 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,800 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,500 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,590 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,317 hectares | 10,230 hectares | 10,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,725 hectares | 8,291 hectares | 9,110 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 192 Barbados 10,000 hectares compare
- 193 Saint Lucia 9,940 hectares compare
- 194 Antigua and Barbuda 9,000 hectares compare
- 196 Bahrain 8,100 hectares compare
- 197 Grenada 8,000 hectares compare
- 197 Netherlands Antilles 8,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Malta?
- Agricultural land use in Malta was 8,291 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,291 hectares in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for agricultural land use?
- Malta ranks 195th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.