What is breakdown of habitable land area in Malta?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta was 260 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 280 hectares in 2015.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 260 hectares in 2017.

How does Malta rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Malta ranks 198th out of 235 regions with data for 2019.

Where does this Malta data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Breakdown of habitable land area was 260 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

260 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

198th

of 235 regions

All-time high

280 hectares

in 2015

All-time low

260 hectares

in 2017

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Malta stood at 260 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over five years.

Malta ranks 198th of 235 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Malta

195 Isle of Man 290 hectares compare
196 Comoros 280 hectares compare
197 Grenada 270 hectares compare
198 Aruba 260 hectares compare
200 Dominica 210 hectares compare
201 Anguilla 200 hectares compare
201 Reunion 200 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Malta?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta was 260 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 280 hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 260 hectares in 2017.
How does Malta rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Malta ranks 198th out of 235 regions with data for 2019.
Where does this Malta data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
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: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.