Afghanistan vs Malta: Annual change in forest area
Afghanistan
0 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
85th
Malta rank
83rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Afghanistan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 2 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 85th and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 0 hectares | 8.8 hectares | 8.8 hectares | Malta |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 5.33 hectares | 5.33 hectares | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Afghanistan or Malta?
- Malta, at 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Afghanistan and Malta?
- 2 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malta rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 85th and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.