Change forest area share total in Malta
Malta: Change forest area share total was 0.4255 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4255
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
23rd
of 228 countries
All-time high
5.91
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Malta stood at 0.4255.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 91.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Malta peaked at 5.91 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 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.
Change forest area share total 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 | 5.91 | — |
| 2017 | 5.58 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.29 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.02 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.78 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4329 | -90.9% |
| 2022 | 0.431 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4292 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4274 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4255 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 0 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 0.4255 | 4.78 | 6 |
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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 change forest area share total in Malta?
- Change forest area share total in Malta was 0.4255 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Malta rank for change forest area share total?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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