What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2017.

How does Malta rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?

Malta ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.

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.

Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta

Name: Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 11.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

11.4%

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

97th

of 119 countries

All-time high

11.4%

in 2017

All-time low

8.6%

in 2016

Years of data

2016–2020

Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malta, 2016–2020

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 11.4% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 33.4% over five years.

That places Malta 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	10.7%	8.6%	11.4%	4
2020s	11.4%	11.4%	11.4%	1

Countries ranked near Malta

94 Bhutan 13.6% compare
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98 Nigeria 10.9% compare
99 Botswana 10.8% compare
100 Brazil 9.0% compare

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More environment data for Malta

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)

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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 11.4% in 2020, 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 11.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
How does Malta rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?: Malta ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
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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About this data

Indicator: Share of forest with a long-term management plan
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 119 places, 926 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%)