Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta
Malta: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 16.44 ha per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta is 16.44 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 16.93 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.78 ha per square kilometre, in 1972.
Malta ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.61 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 13.66 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.97 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 11.84 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 11.81 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 11.97 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 11.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 12.41 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 9.58 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1971 | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 8.78 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 9.19 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 9.89 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 10.15 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 10.34 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.01 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 9.77 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.09 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 9.8 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.61 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.86 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.83 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.99 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.07 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 10.7 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.62 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.86 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 10.57 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.37 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 11.81 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 12.92 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 12.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 14.62 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 14.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.94 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 14.81 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 15.62 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 16.12 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.77 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 16.72 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.69 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 15.94 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 16.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.42 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 16.93 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 16.61 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.62 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 16.44 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.69 ha per square kilometre | 11.28 ha per square kilometre | 13.97 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.71 ha per square kilometre | 8.78 ha per square kilometre | 10.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.82 ha per square kilometre | 9.09 ha per square kilometre | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.16 ha per square kilometre | 10.07 ha per square kilometre | 12.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 ha per square kilometre | 12.6 ha per square kilometre | 16.72 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1 ha per square kilometre | 15.42 ha per square kilometre | 16.93 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malta was 16.44 ha per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.93 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.