Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Malta
Malta: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area in Malta stood at 0.47 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Malta peaked at 0.47 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.35 1000 ha, in 1990.
Malta ranks 212th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Malta, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.35 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.372 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.394 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.416 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.438 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.46 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.462 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.464 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.466 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.468 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.47 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.372 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.438 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.465 1000 ha | 0.46 1000 ha | 0.47 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 209 Jersey 0.68 1000 ha compare
- 210 Aruba 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 210 Norfolk Island 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 213 Sint Maarten 0.3 1000 ha compare
- 214 Greenland 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 215 Faroe Islands 0.08 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Malta
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 109.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 87.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0784 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Malta?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Malta was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Malta ranks 212th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).