Lesotho vs Malta: Forest area
Lesotho
1.1%
in 2023
Malta
1.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
193rd
Malta rank
191st
Forest area over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 193rd and Malta ranks 191st of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for forest area?
- Lesotho ranks 193rd and Malta ranks 191st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.