Forest area in Malta
Malta: Forest area was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.4% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Malta peaked at 1.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
That places Malta 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 224.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Malta?
- Forest area in Malta was 1.4% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for forest area?
- Malta ranks 191st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.