Malta's forest cover rose from 1.1 % in 1994 to 1.4 % in 2023.
Malta · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Malta's forest area rose from 4 km in 1994 to 5 km in 2023.
Malta's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 23.0 % in 2013 to 29.0 % in 2025.
Malta's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 40.6 % in 1994 to 25.9 % in 2023.
Malta's arable land (% of land area) fell from 37.5 % in 1994 to 22.8 % in 2023.
Air
Malta's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 16.3 in 1994 to 10.8 in 2023.
Water
Malta's water stress rose from 47.6 % in 1993 to 72.6 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
170th of 181 · 13th in MENA+
Malta's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 136.0 in 1993 to 95.1 in 2022.
Access
Malta's safe drinking water fell from 100.0 % in 2000 to 99.8 % in 2024.
Malta's safe sanitation rose from 2.0 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.