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
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 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55 hectares | 22 hectares | 88 hectares | 4 |
| 2020s | 115 hectares | 110 hectares | 120 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (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 regions 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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