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.
Land use hidden — Forest in Malta, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8 Square kilometres | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2 Square kilometres | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.6 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.6 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,170 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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