Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta
Malta: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 91.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta peaked at 5.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Malta ranks 23rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 5.9% | — |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -90.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Malta was 0.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.