Land use hidden — Forest in Malta
Malta: Land use hidden — Forest was 4.6 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Malta stood at 4.6 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Malta peaked at 4.6 Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Malta 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5 Square kilometres | 3.5 Square kilometres | 3.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 Square kilometres | 3.5 Square kilometres | 3.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 Square kilometres | 3.5 Square kilometres | 4.6 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 Square kilometres | 4.6 Square kilometres | 4.6 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.2364 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Malta?
- Land use hidden — forest in Malta was 4.6 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Malta ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata