Total agricultural land use per person in Malta
Malta: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.016 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.016
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
191st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2434
in 1000
All-time low
0.016
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Malta, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in Malta stood at 0.016. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Malta peaked at 0.2434 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 2025.
Malta ranks 191st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2434 | 0.2434 | 0.2434 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 0.2377 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2316 | 0.2316 | 0.2316 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2251 | 0.2251 | 0.2251 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2183 | 0.2183 | 0.2183 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2111 | 0.2111 | 0.2111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2033 | 0.2033 | 0.2033 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1948 | 0.1948 | 0.1948 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1939 | 0.1939 | 0.1939 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.193 | 0.193 | 0.193 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1921 | 0.1921 | 0.1921 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.1912 | 0.1912 | 0.1912 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.1903 | 0.1903 | 0.1903 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.1893 | 0.1893 | 0.1893 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.1884 | 0.1884 | 0.1884 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.1875 | 0.1875 | 0.1875 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1865 | 0.1865 | 0.1865 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1855 | 0.1855 | 0.1855 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1846 | 0.1846 | 0.1846 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1836 | 0.1836 | 0.1836 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1826 | 0.1826 | 0.1826 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2171 | 0.2171 | 0.2171 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2067 | 0.2067 | 0.2067 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1892 | 0.1892 | 0.1892 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1742 | 0.1742 | 0.1742 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1614 | 0.1614 | 0.1614 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1502 | 0.1502 | 0.1502 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.139 | 0.139 | 0.139 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1229 | 0.1229 | 0.1229 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1088 | 0.1088 | 0.1088 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0973 | 0.0973 | 0.0973 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0849 | 0.0849 | 0.0849 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0652 | 0.0591 | 0.0713 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0485 | 0.0435 | 0.0578 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 | 0.0419 | 0.0453 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0376 | 0.0357 | 0.0398 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0301 | 0.0228 | 0.0354 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 | 0.0224 | 0.0257 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0243 | 0.0241 | 0.0248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 | 0.016 | 0.021 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 188 Qatar 0.0264 compare
- 189 Aruba 0.0188 compare
- 190 Mauritius 0.0171 compare
- 192 Bahrain 0.0038 compare
- 193 Faroe Islands 0 compare
- 193 Greenland 0
- 193 Hong Kong (China) 0
- 193 Netherlands Antilles 0 compare
- 193 Singapore 0 compare
- 193 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
- 193 Chinese Taipei 0 compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.4691 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.4691 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Malta?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Malta was 0.016 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2434 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).