Planted Forest — Area in Malta
Malta: Planted Forest — Area was 0.12 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Malta, 2016–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Malta stood at 0.12 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Malta peaked at 0.12 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha, in 2016.
Malta ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.055 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 0.09 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.115 1000 ha | 0.11 1000 ha | 0.12 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 35.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.81 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 87.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.98 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 25.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 8.02 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Malta?
- Planted forest — area in Malta was 0.12 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for planted forest — area?
- Malta ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.