China vs Malta: Land area in hectares

China
938.82 million hectares
in 2023
Malta
32,000 hectares
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Malta rank
3rd

Land area in hectares over time

  • China
  • Malta
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 938.82 million hectares against 32,000 hectares in Malta, a difference of 938.79 million hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 3rd of 233 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
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Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.