Jersey vs Malta: Forest area
Jersey
680 hectares
in 2025
Malta
470 hectares
in 2025
Jersey rank
219th
Malta rank
222nd
Forest area over time
- Jersey
- Malta
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 680 hectares against 470 hectares in Malta, a difference of 210 hectares.
That makes Jersey's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.
Jersey ranks 219th and Malta ranks 222nd of 235 countries.
Jersey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600 hectares | 350 hectares | 250 hectares | Jersey |
| 2000s | 600 hectares | 350 hectares | 250 hectares | Jersey |
| 2010s | 614 hectares | 372 hectares | 242 hectares | Jersey |
| 2020s | 675 hectares | 465 hectares | 210 hectares | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Jersey or Malta?
- Jersey, at 680 hectares against 470 hectares in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Jersey and Malta?
- 210 hectares, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jersey and Malta rank globally for forest area?
- Jersey ranks 219th 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.
Individual pages
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.