Forest area in Malta
Malta: Forest area was 470 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Malta stood at 470 hectares. 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 in Malta peaked at 470 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 350 hectares, 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 350 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 372 hectares | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 394 hectares | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 416 hectares | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 438 hectares | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 460 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 462 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 464 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 466 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 468 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 470 hectares | +0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 470 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 470 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 350 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 372 hectares | 350 hectares | 438 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 465 hectares | 460 hectares | 470 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Malta?
- Forest area in Malta was 470 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 470 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 hectares in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area?
- Malta ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.