Share of arable land which is organic in Malta
Malta: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.96 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of arable land which is organic in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.96 for share of arable land which is organic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 860.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Malta peaked at 0.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2013.
Malta ranks 81st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of arable land which is organic in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.11 | — |
| 2006 | 0.22 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.11 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 | +190.9% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | -65.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 | +190.0% |
| 2016 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.45 | +55.2% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.74 | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.75 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.96 | +28.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.52, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.96 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.14, 6.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +190.9% | 0.11 | 0.32 |
| 2015 | +190.0% | 0.1 | 0.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.174 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.292 | 0.1 | 0.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7975 | 0.74 | 0.96 | 4 |
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 share of arable land which is organic in Malta?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Malta was 0.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 860.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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