Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.59 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.59 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 10.3 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.59 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Malta ranks 7th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.3 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.15 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 9.76 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 8.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 8.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.88 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 8.15 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 7.88 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 7.54 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 6.74 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 7.36 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 7.89 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 7.43 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 7.92 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 6.61 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 5.78 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 6.15 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.62 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 5.31 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 5 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 4.64 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 3.92 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.91 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 3.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.44 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.59 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 19.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.59 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 28.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.04 ha per square kilometre | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | 10.3 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.6 ha per square kilometre | 6.74 ha per square kilometre | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 ha per square kilometre | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | 7.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | 5.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta was 1.59 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.