How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malta?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Malta: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Liberia

0.4759

in 2023

Malta

0.4667

in 2017

Liberia rank

72nd

Malta rank

74th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Liberia
Malta

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.4759 against 0.4667 in Malta, a difference of 0.0092.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Liberia ranks 72nd and Malta ranks 74th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8705	0.858	0.0125	Liberia
1970s	0.606	0.7531	0.1471	Malta
1980s	0.5347	0.6323	0.0976	Malta
1990s	0.7933	0.4972	0.2961	Liberia
2000s	0.5432	0.4033	0.1398	Liberia
2010s	0.6143	0.4346	0.1797	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Liberia or Malta?: Liberia, at 0.4759 against 0.4667 in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Liberia and Malta?: 0.0092, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malta?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Malta rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Liberia ranks 72nd and Malta ranks 74th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).