Greenland vs Malta: Forest area

Greenland
2.2 sq. km
in 2023
Malta
4.6 sq. km
in 2023
Greenland rank
208th
Malta rank
205th

Forest area over time

  • Greenland
  • Malta
012345199020062023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.6 sq. km against 2.2 sq. km in Greenland, a difference of 2.4 sq. km.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Greenland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Globally, Greenland ranks 208th and Malta ranks 205th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land 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.