Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Malta or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Malta as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Malta and Palestine, State of?

0.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Palestine, State of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Palestine, State of: Share of land covered by forest

Malta

1.5%

in 2025

Palestine, State of

1.8%

in 2025

Malta rank

194th

Palestine, State of rank

192nd

Share of land covered by forest over time

Malta
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 194th and Palestine, State of ranks 192nd of 216 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	Palestine, State of
2000s	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	Palestine, State of
2010s	1.2%	1.7%	0.6%	Palestine, State of
2020s	1.5%	1.8%	0.4%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Malta or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Malta and Palestine, State of?: 0.3%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Palestine, State of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malta and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Malta ranks 194th and Palestine, State of ranks 192nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.