Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta
Malta: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta is 0.0006 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0011 sq. km per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Malta 211th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.001 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 6% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0006 sq. km per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.009 sq. km per person, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 0.0009 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0008 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 0.0006 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Malta was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 sq. km per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Malta ranks 211th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.