Greenland vs Malta: Forest land — Area

Greenland
0.22 1000 ha
in 2025
Malta
0.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Greenland rank
229th
Malta rank
227th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Greenland
  • Malta
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072025

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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.