Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta
Malta: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta is 0 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta peaked at 0 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per person, in 2015.
That places Malta 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 sq. km per person, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0121 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malta was 0 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Malta ranks 206th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.