Djibouti vs Malta: Annual change in forest area
Djibouti
10 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Djibouti rank
81st
Malta rank
83rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Djibouti
- Malta
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 10 hectares against 2 hectares in Malta, a difference of 8 hectares.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 5.0 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.
Djibouti ranks 81st and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 regions.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 23.4 hectares | 8.8 hectares | 14.6 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 16 hectares | 5.33 hectares | 10.67 hectares | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Djibouti or Malta?
- Djibouti, at 10 hectares against 2 hectares in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Djibouti and Malta?
- 8 hectares, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Malta rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Djibouti ranks 81st and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 regions.
- 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.