Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta
Malta: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 131 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
100.0%
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 100.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.
That places Malta 1st out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -91.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +774.9% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malta's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 61.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 8.6% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Bulgaria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 100.0% compare
- 1 Vietnam 100.0% compare
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta was 100.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).