Kiribati vs Malta: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Kiribati
1.3%
in 2025
Malta
1.5%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
194th
Malta rank
193rd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Kiribati
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 194th and Malta ranks 193rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Kiribati or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Kiribati and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Kiribati ranks 194th and Malta ranks 193rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.