Forest area as share of land area in Malta
Malta: Forest area as share of land area was 1.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Malta is 1.47, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Malta peaked at 1.47 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 1990.
That places Malta 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 191 Afghanistan 1.85 compare
- 192 Palestine 1.84 compare
- 193 Iraq 1.6 compare
- 195 Kiribati 1.32 compare
- 196 Kazakhstan 1.3 compare
- 197 Saudi Arabia 1.29 compare
More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Malta?
- Forest area as share of land area in Malta was 1.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Malta ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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