Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2125 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta is 0.2125 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 1.26 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Malta ranks 12th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5687 ha per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5844 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.575 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5531 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4719 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4562 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4781 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4969 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5344 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5188 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5344 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5344 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5563 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5406 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5844 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5094 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5375 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.55 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5281 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4938 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5344 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5344 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3812 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1992 | 0.35 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3187 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2687 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2562 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1812 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 0.375 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5625 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9062 ha per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2005 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2344 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2344 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2156 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2094 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2125 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2125 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 ha per square kilometre, 16.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2125 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0167 ha per square kilometre, 12.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -72.4% | 0.9062 ha per square kilometre | 0.25 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +61.1% | 0.5625 ha per square kilometre | 0.9062 ha per square kilometre |
| 1963 | -54.5% | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 0.5687 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +50.0% | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | 0.375 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +50.0% | 0.375 ha per square kilometre | 0.5625 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -39.0% | 0.2562 ha per square kilometre | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6885 ha per square kilometre | 0.4562 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5347 ha per square kilometre | 0.4969 ha per square kilometre | 0.5844 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5297 ha per square kilometre | 0.4938 ha per square kilometre | 0.55 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2809 ha per square kilometre | 0.1562 ha per square kilometre | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3425 ha per square kilometre | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | 0.9062 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.216 ha per square kilometre | 0.2 ha per square kilometre | 0.2344 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 9 Jamaica 0.3105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.2889 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.2453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.2074 ha per square kilometre
- 14 Barbados 0.1767 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 India 0.1653 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta was 0.2125 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.