Lesotho vs Malta: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Lesotho
0 hectares
in 2025
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho rank
85th
Malta rank
83rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 2 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 85th and Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 0 hectares | 8.8 hectares | 8.8 hectares | Malta |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 5.33 hectares | 5.33 hectares | Malta |
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, Lesotho or Malta?
- Malta, at 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Lesotho and Malta?
- 2 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Lesotho 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.