Malta vs United Kingdom: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Malta
0.4%
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
26th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Malta
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Malta ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 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, Malta or United Kingdom?
- Malta, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Malta and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Malta ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.