Greenland vs Malta: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Greenland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.47 1000 ha against 0.22 1000 ha in Greenland, a difference of 0.25 1000 ha.
That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Greenland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 229th and Malta ranks 227th of 231 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.13 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.13 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.372 1000 ha | 0.152 1000 ha | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.465 1000 ha | 0.245 1000 ha | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Greenland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.47 1000 ha against 0.22 1000 ha in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Greenland and Malta?
- 0.25 1000 ha, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Malta?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Malta rank globally for forest land — area?
- Greenland ranks 229th and Malta ranks 227th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.