Aruba vs Malta: Forest area
Aruba
490 hectares
in 2025
Malta
470 hectares
in 2025
Aruba rank
220th
Malta rank
222nd
Forest area over time
- Aruba
- Malta
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 490 hectares against 470 hectares in Malta, a difference of 20 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Aruba has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 220th and Malta ranks 222nd of 235 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490 hectares | 350 hectares | 140 hectares | Aruba |
| 2000s | 490 hectares | 350 hectares | 140 hectares | Aruba |
| 2010s | 490 hectares | 372 hectares | 118 hectares | Aruba |
| 2020s | 490 hectares | 465 hectares | 25 hectares | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Aruba or Malta?
- Aruba, at 490 hectares against 470 hectares in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Aruba and Malta?
- 20 hectares, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Malta rank globally for forest area?
- Aruba ranks 220th and Malta ranks 222nd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.