Djibouti vs Malta: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Djibouti
10 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Djibouti rank
81st
Malta rank
83rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported 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 countries.
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Djibouti or Malta?
- Djibouti, at 10 hectares against 2 hectares in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Djibouti ranks 81st 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.