Lesotho vs Malta: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Lesotho
25.12 %
in 2025
Malta
25.53 %
in 2025
Lesotho rank
54th
Malta rank
51st

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malta
510152025199020072025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 25.53 % against 25.12 % in Lesotho, a difference of 0.41 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 54th and Malta ranks 51st of 191 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malta Difference Ahead
2010s 25.12 % 13.26 % 11.86 % Lesotho
2020s 25.12 % 24.72 % 0.395 % Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Lesotho or Malta?
Malta, at 25.53 % against 25.12 % in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Lesotho and Malta?
0.41 %, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Lesotho ranks 54th and Malta ranks 51st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.