Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malta
Malta: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 25.53 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malta, 2016–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 25.53 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 332.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Malta peaked at 25.53 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.91 %, in 2016.
That places Malta 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.26 % | 5.91 % | 20.09 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.72 % | 23.91 % | 25.53 % | 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 — share in forest land in Malta?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Malta was 25.53 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 25.53 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 % in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Malta ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.0%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.