Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta
Malta: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta stood at 0 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0114 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2018.
Malta ranks 178th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 hectares per person | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 hectares per person | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0089 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.006 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 hectares per person | -32.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 hectares per person | +34.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.008 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.007 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0451 hectares per person. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0117 hectares per person. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 0.0064 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0114 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.007 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0067 hectares per person | 0.0089 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0069 hectares per person | 0.0053 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Malta was 0 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.