Terrestrial protected areas in Malta
Malta: Terrestrial protected areas was 29.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Malta, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Malta recorded 29.0% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Malta peaked at 30.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2013.
That places Malta 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.0% | — |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.0% | 30.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.9% | 30.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 terrestrial protected areas in Malta?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Malta was 29.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.