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 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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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More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
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 regions 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.