Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta stood at 0 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 11.56 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Malta ranks 158th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.4 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.56 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 10.98 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 10.73 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 9.27 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 10.17 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 10.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 9.31 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 8.48 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 8 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 7.05 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 6.55 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 5.78 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 6.77 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.11 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 6.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 7.2 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 7.52 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 7.44 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 8.91 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 9.16 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 8.01 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 7.87 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.63 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 7.64 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.33 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 7.43 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 7.43 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 8.75 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 9.22 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1997 | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 8.82 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.71 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.13 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7.84 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 9.19 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 9.38 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.69 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.47 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.94 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 10.38 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.77 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.61 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.35 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.04 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.89 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.34 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.22 ha per square kilometre | 8.48 ha per square kilometre | 11.56 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.68 ha per square kilometre | 5.78 ha per square kilometre | 8 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.98 ha per square kilometre | 7.33 ha per square kilometre | 9.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.04 ha per square kilometre | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | 9.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.56 ha per square kilometre | 7.84 ha per square kilometre | 10.94 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 155 Papua New Guinea 0.0086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 156 Bahamas 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 157 Djibouti 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 158th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — 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
Cereals, primary — 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.