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

55 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.

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

Malta

0.4667

in 2017

Romania

0.4411

in 2017

Malta rank

74th

Romania rank

77th

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

Malta
Romania

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.4667 against 0.4411 in Romania, a difference of 0.0256.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Malta ranks 74th and Romania ranks 77th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.858	0.9439	0.0859	Romania
1970s	0.7531	0.7335	0.0196	Malta
1980s	0.6323	0.5953	0.037	Malta
1990s	0.4642	0.6925	0.2283	Romania
2000s	0.4033	0.6991	0.2957	Romania
2010s	0.4346	0.5849	0.1503	Romania

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, Malta or Romania?: Malta, at 0.4667 against 0.4411 in Romania as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Malta and Romania?: 0.0256, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Malta and Romania rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Malta ranks 74th and Romania ranks 77th 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).