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 migration | 900 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 |
| Median age | 43 |
| Urban population share | 93% |
Malta: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 320 |
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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 1 | Tree 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) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ċentrali | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.4% |
| Għawdex | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.4% |
| Nofsinhar | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.0% |
| Tramuntana | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.8% |
| Xlokk | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.8% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree 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) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xlokk | Iż-Żejtun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Santa Venera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Ta' Xbiex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Tal-Pietà | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Tas-Sliema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Ħ'Attard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Ħal Balzan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Ħal Lija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Il-Gżira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | L-Iklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | L-Imsida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | San Ġiljan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | San Ġwann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Għajnsielem | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Għawdex | L-Għarb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | L-Għasri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | San Lawrenz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Sannat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Ta' Kerċem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Il-Belt Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Il-Fontana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Il-Munxar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Il-Qala | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | In-Nadur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Ix-Xagħra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Ix-Xewkija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Għawdex | Iż-Żebbuġ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Birżebbuġa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Nofsinhar | Il-Qrendi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Is-Siġġiewi | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Nofsinhar | Iż-Żurrieq | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Nofsinhar | L-Imqabba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Santa Luċija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Gudja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħal Għaxaq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħal Kirkop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħal Luqa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħal Qormi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħal Safi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħamrun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nofsinhar | Ħaż-Żebbuġ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Għargħur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Mġarr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Pembroke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | San Pawl il-Baħar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Ħad-Dingli | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Tramuntana | Il-Mosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | In-Naxxar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Ir-Rabat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Tramuntana | Is-Swieqi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | L-Imdina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | L-Imtarfa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Tramuntana | Mellieħa | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5% |
| Xlokk | Birgu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | L-Isla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Marsaxlokk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Raħal Ġdid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Valletta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Wied il-Għajn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Xgħajra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Bormla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Xlokk | Ħal Tarxien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Ħaż-Żabbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Il-Fgura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Il-Furjana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Il-Kalkara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Xlokk | Il-Marsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ċentrali | Birkirkara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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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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