How does Malta rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Malta ranks 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malta: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 0.52 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.52 1000 ha

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

207th

of 240 countries

All-time high

0.79 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

0.45 1000 ha

in 2002

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta stood at 0.52 1000 ha.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta peaked at 0.79 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.45 1000 ha, in 2002.

That places Malta 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.52 1000 ha	0.45 1000 ha	0.79 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.546 1000 ha	0.52 1000 ha	0.58 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.536 1000 ha	0.52 1000 ha	0.54 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Malta

205 Marshall Islands 0.68 1000 ha compare
206 Equatorial Guinea 0.6 1000 ha compare
208 Montserrat 0.51 1000 ha compare
209 Yemen 0.47 1000 ha compare
210 Palau 0.43 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malta was 0.52 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 0.79 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.45 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Malta rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Malta ranks 207th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.