Malta vs Norfolk Island: Forest land — Area

Malta
0.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Norfolk Island
0.49 1000 ha
in 2025
Malta rank
227th
Norfolk Island rank
225th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Malta
  • Norfolk Island
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072025

How they compare

Norfolk Island currently reports 0.49 1000 ha against 0.47 1000 ha in Malta, a difference of 0.02 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Norfolk Island has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 227th and Norfolk Island ranks 225th of 231 countries.

Norfolk Island has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Norfolk Island Difference Ahead
1990s 0.35 1000 ha 0.49 1000 ha 0.14 1000 ha Norfolk Island
2000s 0.35 1000 ha 0.49 1000 ha 0.14 1000 ha Norfolk Island
2010s 0.372 1000 ha 0.49 1000 ha 0.118 1000 ha Norfolk Island
2020s 0.465 1000 ha 0.49 1000 ha 0.025 1000 ha Norfolk Island

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Malta or Norfolk Island?
Norfolk Island, at 0.49 1000 ha against 0.47 1000 ha in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Malta and Norfolk Island?
0.02 1000 ha, with Norfolk Island ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norfolk Island?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malta and Norfolk Island rank globally for forest land — area?
Malta ranks 227th and Norfolk Island ranks 225th 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.