Land area in Malta
Malta: Land area was 32 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
32 ha th
World rank
225th
of 255 countries
All-time high
32 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
32 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Malta stood at 32 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Malta peaked at 32 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32 ha th, in 1990.
That places Malta 225th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 32 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32 ha th | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 32 ha th is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,500 ha th, 1% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 32 ha th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18,363 ha th, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 32 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 222 United States Virgin Islands 35 ha th compare
- 223 Grenada 34 ha th compare
- 224 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 ha th compare
- 226 Maldives 29.8 ha th compare
- 227 Niue 26 ha th compare
- 227 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 ha th compare
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Malta?
- Land area in Malta was 32 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 ha th in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for land area?
- Malta ranks 225th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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