Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta
Malta: Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate was -0.4254 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta stood at -0.4254 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta peaked at -0.4254 % change on previous year in 2025 and was at its lowest, -90.95 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Malta ranks 120th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -5.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2019 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2020 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2021 | -90.95 % change on previous year | +1801.7% |
| 2022 | -0.431 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 2023 | -0.4292 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.4273 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.4254 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -0.4254 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.1385 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's -0.4254 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.1687 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -5.3 % change on previous year | -5.58 % change on previous year | -5.02 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2020s | -16.24 % change on previous year | -90.95 % change on previous year | -0.4254 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 117 Kazakhstan -0.3948 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Fiji -0.4074 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Eritrea -0.4145 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Bolivia -0.441 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Peru -0.4458 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Nicaragua -0.4628 % change on previous year compare
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 vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta?
- Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate in Malta was -0.4254 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4254 % change on previous year in 2025.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.95 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Malta ranks 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Change forest vs gdp Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.