Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta
Malta: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 120 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
120 hectares
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
179th
of 185 countries
All-time high
120 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
22 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta, 2016–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Malta recorded 120 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 445.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta peaked at 120 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22 hectares, in 2016.
Malta ranks 179th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 hectares | — |
| 2017 | 44 hectares | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 66 hectares | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 88 hectares | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 110 hectares | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 112 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 114 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 116 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 118 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 120 hectares | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 120 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 120 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55 hectares | 22 hectares | 88 hectares | 4 |
| 2020s | 115 hectares | 110 hectares | 120 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malta was 120 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 120 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 hectares in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 445.5%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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