Malta vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Forest area
Malta
470 hectares
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
300 hectares
in 2025
Malta rank
222nd
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
224th
Forest area over time
- Malta
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Malta currently reports 470 hectares against 300 hectares in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 170 hectares.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.6 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 222nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 hectares | 300 hectares | 50 hectares | Malta |
| 2000s | 350 hectares | 300 hectares | 50 hectares | Malta |
| 2010s | 372 hectares | 300 hectares | 72 hectares | Malta |
| 2020s | 465 hectares | 300 hectares | 165 hectares | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Malta or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Malta, at 470 hectares against 300 hectares in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 170 hectares, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for forest area?
- Malta ranks 222nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th 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.