Annual change forest area in Malta
Malta: Annual change forest area was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
22
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Malta stood at 2.
That represents a change of down 90.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Malta peaked at 22 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
Malta ranks 83rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change forest area in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 22 | — |
| 2017 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -90.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 0 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 | 2 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- 85 Anguilla 0
- 85 Aruba 0
- 85 Bahamas 0
- 85 Barbados 0
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- 85 Bermuda 0
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 85 Botswana 0 compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 85 Brunei 0 compare
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- 85 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 85 Curacao 0
- 85 Falkland Islands 0
- 85 Faroe Islands 0
- 85 Finland 0 compare
- 85 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 85 Georgia 0 compare
- 85 Gibraltar 0
- 85 Greece 0 compare
- 85 Greenland 0
- 85 Grenada 0
- 85 Guam 0 compare
- 85 Guernsey 0 compare
- 85 Iran 0
- 85 Isle of Man 0 compare
- 85 Jordan 0
- 85 Kiribati 0
- 85 Kuwait 0 compare
- 85 Lesotho 0
- 85 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 85 Maldives 0
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 compare
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- 85 Monaco 0
- 85 Mongolia 0 compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 compare
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- 85 Nauru 0
- 85 New Caledonia 0 compare
- 85 Niue 0 compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 85 Oman 0
- 85 Palestine 0 compare
- 85 Pitcairn 0
- 85 Qatar 0
- 85 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 85 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
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- 85 San Marino 0
- 85 Singapore 0 compare
- 85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
- 85 Sweden 0 compare
- 85 Tokelau 0
- 85 Tonga 0
- 85 Turkmenistan 0
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 85 Tuvalu 0
- 85 Vatican 0
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More environment data for Malta
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Malta?
- Annual change forest area in Malta was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for annual change forest area?
- Malta ranks 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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