Deforestation statistics for Malta



Malta: Demographic data

Population (2022)441,543
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.30%
Population density (people/sq km)1,380
Net migration900
Fertility rate1.5
Median age43
Urban population share93%


Malta: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 320
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 117
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.4%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 13
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.8%


Malta: Annual forest and tree cover data

Malta: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 1
2002: 2
2003: 0
2004: 3
2005: 0
2006: 1
2007: 1
2008: 1
2009: 2
2010: 1
2011: 1
2012: 0
2013: 0
2014: 0
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 0
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Ċentrali40000111.4%
Għawdex30111039.4%
Nofsinhar232100315.0%
Tramuntana51220047.8%
Xlokk91100220.8%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
XlokkIż-Żejtun0000000.0%
ĊentraliSanta Venera0000000.0%
ĊentraliTa' Xbiex0000000.0%
ĊentraliTal-Pietà1000000.0%
ĊentraliTas-Sliema0000000.0%
ĊentraliĦ'Attard1000000.0%
ĊentraliĦal Balzan0000000.0%
ĊentraliĦal Lija0000000.0%
ĊentraliIl-Gżira0000000.0%
ĊentraliL-Iklin0000000.0%
ĊentraliL-Imsida0000000.0%
ĊentraliSan Ġiljan1000000.0%
ĊentraliSan Ġwann0000000.0%
GħawdexGħajnsielem80010112.5%
GħawdexL-Għarb2000000.0%
GħawdexL-Għasri0000000.0%
GħawdexSan Lawrenz2000000.0%
GħawdexSannat3000000.0%
GħawdexTa' Kerċem1000000.0%
GħawdexIl-Belt Victoria0000000.0%
GħawdexIl-Fontana0000000.0%
GħawdexIl-Munxar1000000.0%
GħawdexIl-Qala6000000.0%
GħawdexIn-Nadur2000000.0%
GħawdexIx-Xagħra2000000.0%
GħawdexIx-Xewkija0000000.0%
GħawdexIż-Żebbuġ2000000.0%
NofsinharBirżebbuġa30000133.3%
NofsinharIl-Qrendi2000000.0%
NofsinharIs-Siġġiewi13100017.7%
NofsinharIż-Żurrieq40100125.0%
NofsinharL-Imqabba0000000.0%
NofsinharSanta Luċija0000000.0%
NofsinharGudja0000000.0%
NofsinharĦal Għaxaq0000000.0%
NofsinharĦal Kirkop0000000.0%
NofsinharĦal Luqa1000000.0%
NofsinharĦal Qormi0000000.0%
NofsinharĦal Safi0000000.0%
NofsinharĦamrun1000000.0%
NofsinharĦaż-Żebbuġ0000000.0%
TramuntanaGħargħur0000000.0%
TramuntanaMġarr6000000.0%
TramuntanaPembroke2000000.0%
TramuntanaSan Pawl il-Baħar8000000.0%
TramuntanaĦad-Dingli50100120.0%
TramuntanaIl-Mosta0000000.0%
TramuntanaIn-Naxxar2000000.0%
TramuntanaIr-Rabat50000120.0%
TramuntanaIs-Swieqi1000000.0%
TramuntanaL-Imdina0000000.0%
TramuntanaL-Imtarfa0000000.0%
TramuntanaMellieħa22100014.5%
XlokkBirgu0000000.0%
XlokkL-Isla0000000.0%
XlokkMarsaxlokk1000000.0%
XlokkRaħal Ġdid0000000.0%
XlokkValletta0000000.0%
XlokkWied il-Għajn1000000.0%
XlokkXgħajra0000000.0%
XlokkBormla21000150.0%
XlokkĦal Tarxien0000000.0%
XlokkĦaż-Żabbar0000000.0%
XlokkIl-Fgura1000000.0%
XlokkIl-Furjana2000000.0%
XlokkIl-Kalkara2000000.0%
XlokkIl-Marsa0000000.0%
ĊentraliBirkirkara0000000.0%


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2019 forest data for Malta | Archived forest data for Malta | Forest data for Malta

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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