Forest area km in Malta
Malta: Forest area km was 470 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
470
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
222nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
470
in 2025
All-time low
350
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Malta stood at 470. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Malta peaked at 470 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 350, in 1990.
Malta ranks 222nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350 | — |
| 1991 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 372 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 394 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 416 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 438 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 460 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 462 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 464 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 466 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 468 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 470 | +0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 470 is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 470 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 | 350 | 350 | 10 |
| 2000s | 350 | 350 | 350 | 10 |
| 2010s | 372 | 350 | 438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 465 | 460 | 470 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 forest area km in Malta?
- Forest area km in Malta was 470 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 470 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area km?
- Malta ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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