Share global forest in Malta
Malta: Share global forest was 0 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
222nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Malta, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Malta is 0, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Malta peaked at 0 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
Malta ranks 222nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0 | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 share global forest in Malta?
- Share global forest in Malta was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for share global forest?
- Malta ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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