Cook Islands vs Malta: Annual change in forest area
Cook Islands
0 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
85th
Malta rank
83rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Cook Islands
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Cook Islands, a difference of 2 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 85th and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66 hectares | 0 hectares | 66 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 8.4 hectares | 0 hectares | 8.4 hectares | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2 hectares | 8.8 hectares | 8.6 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, Cook Islands or Malta?
- Malta, at 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Cook Islands and Malta?
- 2 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Malta rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Cook Islands 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.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.