Tree Cover Loss in Malta
Malta: Tree Cover Loss was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tree Cover Loss in Malta, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Malta stood at 0 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Malta peaked at 3 hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2003.
Malta ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree Cover Loss in Malta, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 2 hectares | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 3 hectares | — |
| 2005 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 1 hectares | — |
| 2007 | 1 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 hectares | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 1 hectares | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2014 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2015 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2017 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2018 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2019 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2020 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2021 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2022 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2024 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2025 | 0 hectares | — |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,308 hectares. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 hectares. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 hectares | 0 hectares | 3 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Botswana 1 hectares compare
- 165 Tajikistan 1 hectares compare
- 167 Bahrain 0 hectares
- 167 Burkina Faso 0 hectares compare
- 167 Cape Verde 0 hectares compare
- 167 Djibouti 0 hectares
- 167 Eritrea 0 hectares compare
- 167 Iceland 0 hectares
- 167 Kiribati 0 hectares
- 167 Kuwait 0 hectares
- 167 Mauritania 0 hectares compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares compare
- 167 Monaco 0 hectares
- 167 Nauru 0 hectares
- 167 Niger 0 hectares compare
- 167 Oman 0 hectares
- 167 Qatar 0 hectares
- 167 San Marino 0 hectares compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 0 hectares
- 167 Seychelles 0 hectares compare
- 167 Turkmenistan 0 hectares compare
- 167 Tuvalu 0 hectares
- 167 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares
- 167 Yemen 0 hectares
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 tree cover loss in Malta?
- Tree cover loss in Malta was 0 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3 hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for tree cover loss?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.