Ghana vs Malta: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Ghana
0.5%
in 2025
Malta
0.4%
in 2025
Ghana rank
21st
Malta rank
23rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Ghana
- Malta
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Malta ranks 23rd of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Ghana or Malta?
- Ghana, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Ghana and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Malta rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Ghana ranks 21st and Malta ranks 23rd of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.