Malta vs Tonga: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Malta
2 hectares
in 2025
Tonga
0 hectares
in 2025
Malta rank
83rd
Tonga rank
85th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Malta
- Tonga
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Tonga, a difference of 2 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Malta ranks 83rd and Tonga ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 8.8 hectares | 0 hectares | 8.8 hectares | Malta |
| 2020s | 5.33 hectares | 0 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, Malta or Tonga?
- Malta, at 2 hectares against 0 hectares in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Malta and Tonga?
- 2 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Malta ranks 83rd and Tonga ranks 85th 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.