Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta
Malta: Breakdown of habitable land area was 260 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
260 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 235 countries
All-time high
280 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
260 hectares
in 2017
Years of data
5
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 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 280 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 270 hectares | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 260 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 260 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 260 hectares | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 260 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 260 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
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 countries 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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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.