Protected areas & spatial coverage
Terrestrial protected area coverage
28.7% of land area designated (above the EU average of 26.4%).
Marine protected area coverage
5.5% of marine waters protected (below the EU level of 12.1%).
Species & habitats inventories (EU Directives Scope)
Protected Species under EU Law
124 species total
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45 species under the Habitats Directive (~3% of EU total).
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79 protected birds under the Birds Directive (~17% of EU total).
Protected Habitats under EU Law
29 habitat types (12.4% of total habitats protected by the Habitats Directive).
Conservation health & status
Red List Threatened Species Index
0.92 (Value for 2024, tracking aggregate extinction risk on a scale from 0 to 1).
Species Favourable Conservation Status (Habitats Directive)
53.3% of assessments indicate good conservation status (significantly higher than the EU average of 27.5%); 8.9% indicate bad status.
Habitats Favourable Conservation Status
27.6% indicate good conservation status (above the EU average of 14.7%); 58.6% indicate bad status.
Verify the data
The data presented on this page is compiled from official national and international sources. Greening Malta aims to make biodiversity data accessible and transparent and strives to ensure accuracy at publication; however, metrics are subject to revision by governing bodies.
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Data sources used
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Biodiversity Information System for Europe (BISE) – Malta
Comprehensive European data, ecosystem metrics, and national country factsheets. -
Target Tracker (Global Biodiversity Framework Progress)
Malta's national progress, spatial coverage metrics, and global biodiversity framework indicators.
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Comprehensive European data, ecosystem metrics, and national country factsheets.