Botswana vs Malta: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Botswana
0 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
85th
Malta rank
83rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Botswana
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 2 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malta ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 183.98 hectares | 8.8 hectares | 175.18 hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 76.66 hectares | 5.33 hectares | 71.33 hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Botswana or Malta?
- Malta, at 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Botswana and Malta?
- 2 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Malta rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Botswana 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.