Forest area in Malta
Malta: Forest area was 0.47 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.47 ha th
World rank
240th
of 255 countries
All-time high
0.47 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
0.35 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Malta is 0.47 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Malta peaked at 0.47 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.35 ha th, in 1990.
Malta ranks 240th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Malta, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.35 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0.35 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.35 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.35 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.46 ha th | +31.4% |
| 2025 | 0.47 ha th | +2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.47 ha th is below the median for high income countries, which is 506.34 ha th, 0% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.47 ha th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205.33 ha th, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 0.35 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.465 ha th | 0.46 ha th | 0.47 ha th | 2 |
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 0.47 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 ha th in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area?
- Malta ranks 240th out of 255 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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