Agricultural land in Malta
Agricultural land made up 25.4% of the land area of Malta in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Malta, 2024
25.4%
Change from 2023
−0.9percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
132nd of 208
Agricultural land in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.4% | – |
| 2023 | 26.3% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 26.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.0%, the figure has changed by −6.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 132nd highest value.
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Pesticide use
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