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Agricultural land in Malta

Agricultural land in Malta was 25.5% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.9 pts from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202425.5% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.9 pts
Rank23rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high56.31961
Series low25.52024

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Agricultural land in Malta, 1961 to 2024

203040506019611971198119912001201120241961: 56.3 %1962: 53.1 %1963: 50 %1964: 46.9 %1965: 43.8 %1966: 43.8 %1967: 43.8 %1968: 43.8 %1969: 43.8 %1970: 43.8 %1971: 43.8 %1972: 43.8 %1973: 43.8 %1974: 43.8 %1975: 40.6 %1976: 40.6 %1977: 43.8 %1978: 43.8 %1979: 43.8 %1980: 40.6 %1981: 40.6 %1982: 40.6 %1983: 40.6 %1984: 40.6 %1985: 40.6 %1986: 40.6 %1987: 40.6 %1988: 40.6 %1989: 40.6 %1990: 40.6 %1991: 40.6 %1992: 40.6 %1993: 40.6 %1994: 40.6 %1995: 34.4 %1996: 34.4 %1997: 31.3 %1998: 28.1 %1999: 28.1 %2000: 28.1 %2001: 31.3 %2002: 31.3 %2003: 32.5 %2004: 31.3 %2005: 29.1 %2006: 29.1 %2007: 29.1 %2008: 29.1 %2009: 29.1 %2010: 32.3 %2011: 32.3 %2012: 32.2 %2013: 32 %2014: 32 %2015: 32 %2016: 32.4 %2017: 32.4 %2018: 32.4 %2019: 32.4 %2020: 28.5 %2021: 27.8 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 26.3 %2024: 25.5 %203040506019611983200520241961: 56.3 %1962: 53.1 %1963: 50 %1964: 46.9 %1965: 43.8 %1966: 43.8 %1967: 43.8 %1968: 43.8 %1969: 43.8 %1970: 43.8 %1971: 43.8 %1972: 43.8 %1973: 43.8 %1974: 43.8 %1975: 40.6 %1976: 40.6 %1977: 43.8 %1978: 43.8 %1979: 43.8 %1980: 40.6 %1981: 40.6 %1982: 40.6 %1983: 40.6 %1984: 40.6 %1985: 40.6 %1986: 40.6 %1987: 40.6 %1988: 40.6 %1989: 40.6 %1990: 40.6 %1991: 40.6 %1992: 40.6 %1993: 40.6 %1994: 40.6 %1995: 34.4 %1996: 34.4 %1997: 31.3 %1998: 28.1 %1999: 28.1 %2000: 28.1 %2001: 31.3 %2002: 31.3 %2003: 32.5 %2004: 31.3 %2005: 29.1 %2006: 29.1 %2007: 29.1 %2008: 29.1 %2009: 29.1 %2010: 32.3 %2011: 32.3 %2012: 32.2 %2013: 32 %2014: 32 %2015: 32 %2016: 32.4 %2017: 32.4 %2018: 32.4 %2019: 32.4 %2020: 28.5 %2021: 27.8 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 26.3 %2024: 25.5 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202425.5 Estimated
202326.3 Estimated
202227.8 Estimated
202127.8 Estimated
202028.5 Estimated
201932.4 Estimated
201832.4 Estimated
201732.4 Estimated
201632.4 Estimated
201532 Estimated
201432 Estimated
201332 Estimated
201232.2 Estimated
201132.3 Estimated
201032.3 Estimated
200929.1 Estimated
200829.1 Estimated
200729.1 Estimated
200629.1 Estimated
200529.1 Estimated
200431.3 Estimated
200332.5 Estimated
200231.3 Estimated
200131.3 Estimated
200028.1 Estimated
199928.1 Estimated
199828.1 Estimated
199731.3 Estimated
199634.4 Estimated
199534.4 Estimated
199440.6 Estimated
199340.6 Estimated
199240.6 Estimated
199140.6 Estimated
199040.6 Estimated
198940.6 Estimated
198840.6 Estimated
198740.6 Estimated
198640.6 Estimated
198540.6 Estimated
198440.6 Estimated
198340.6 Estimated
198240.6 Estimated
198140.6 Estimated
198040.6 Estimated
197943.8 Estimated
197843.8 Estimated
197743.8 Estimated
197640.6 Estimated
197540.6 Estimated
197443.8 Estimated
197343.8 Estimated
197243.8 Estimated
197143.8 Estimated
197043.8 Estimated
196943.8 Estimated
196843.8 Estimated
196743.8 Estimated
196643.8 Estimated
196543.8 Estimated
196446.9 Estimated
196350 Estimated
196253.1 Estimated
196156.3 Estimated

Malta compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Malta is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Malta, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Malta, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/malta.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Malta, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the agricultural land in Malta?

Agricultural land in Malta was 25.5% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.9 pts from 2023. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Malta?

56.3% in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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