Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta
Malta: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 90.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 240 countries
All-time high
90.85
in 2016
All-time low
75.39
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta is 90.85, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta peaked at 90.85 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.39, in 2000.
Malta ranks 16th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.39 | — |
| 2001 | 75.39 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.66 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.5 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.58 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.9 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.07 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.24 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 90.64 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.64 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.85 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.85 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 90.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 90.85 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.51 | 75.39 | 88.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.58 | 89.24 | 90.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.85 | 90.85 | 90.85 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malta was 90.85 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 90.85 in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.39 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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