Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta
Malta: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.5%
World rank
193rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2025
All-time low
1.1%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta is 1.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta peaked at 1.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
Malta ranks 193rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 190 Western Sahara 2.0% compare
- 191 Afghanistan 1.9% compare
- 192 Iraq 1.6% compare
- 194 Kiribati 1.3% compare
- 195 Kazakhstan 1.3% compare
- 196 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
More environment data for Malta
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.2364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Malta was 1.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Malta ranks 193rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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