Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3875 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2017, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0.3875 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 2.71 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3875 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
Malta ranks 30th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 1964 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1965 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8906 ha per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9844 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9094 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8063 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9969 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.95 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9375 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8844 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9094 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9375 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8156 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.875 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.625 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7156 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6875 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6312 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.475 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4875 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4813 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.475 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4688 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4844 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4688 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4531 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4688 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4688 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4531 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3937 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3969 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3875 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3875 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0206 ha per square kilometre, 18.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3875 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0444 ha per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | 0.8906 ha per square kilometre | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.8063 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.8844 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.845 ha per square kilometre | 0.625 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4925 ha per square kilometre | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | 0.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4363 ha per square kilometre | 0.3875 ha per square kilometre | 0.4688 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 27 Albania 0.4451 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Cuba 0.4276 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mexico 0.3916 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Cambodia 0.3684 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Costa Rica 0.3421 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ethiopia 0.3313 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.3875 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3875 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 114 countries with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Beans, dry — Area harvested 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.