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Forestland — Area in Malta

Malta: Forestland — Area was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.47 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
212th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.47 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
0.35 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area in Malta, 1990–2025

00.10.20.30.40.51990200720251990: 0.35 1000 ha1991: 0.35 1000 ha1992: 0.35 1000 ha1993: 0.35 1000 ha1994: 0.35 1000 ha1995: 0.35 1000 ha1996: 0.35 1000 ha1997: 0.35 1000 ha1998: 0.35 1000 ha1999: 0.35 1000 ha2000: 0.35 1000 ha2001: 0.35 1000 ha2002: 0.35 1000 ha2003: 0.35 1000 ha2004: 0.35 1000 ha2005: 0.35 1000 ha2006: 0.35 1000 ha2007: 0.35 1000 ha2008: 0.35 1000 ha2009: 0.35 1000 ha2010: 0.35 1000 ha2011: 0.35 1000 ha2012: 0.35 1000 ha2013: 0.35 1000 ha2014: 0.35 1000 ha2015: 0.35 1000 ha2016: 0.372 1000 ha2017: 0.394 1000 ha2018: 0.416 1000 ha2019: 0.438 1000 ha2020: 0.46 1000 ha2021: 0.462 1000 ha2022: 0.464 1000 ha2023: 0.466 1000 ha2024: 0.468 1000 ha2025: 0.47 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — area in Malta is 0.47 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area in Malta peaked at 0.47 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.35 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Malta 212th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Forestland — 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%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.47 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.47 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 150 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 209 Jersey 0.68 1000 ha compare
  2. 210 Aruba 0.49 1000 ha compare
  3. 210 Norfolk Island 0.49 1000 ha compare
  4. 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3 1000 ha compare
  5. 214 Greenland 0.22 1000 ha compare
  6. 215 Faroe Islands 0.08 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area in Malta?
Forestland — area in Malta was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.47 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Malta rank for forestland — area?
Malta ranks 212th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).