Laos vs Malawi: Annual change in forest area
Laos
-35,334 hectares
in 2025
Malawi
-42,000 hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
201st
Malawi rank
204th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Laos currently reports -35,334 hectares against -42,000 hectares in Malawi, a difference of 6,666 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 201st and Malawi ranks 204th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34,924 hectares | -42,006 hectares | 7,082 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | -38,543 hectares | -42,001 hectares | 3,458 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | -45,549 hectares | -42,000 hectares | 3,549 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | -34,668 hectares | -42,000 hectares | 7,332 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Laos or Malawi?
- Laos, at -35,334 hectares against -42,000 hectares in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Laos and Malawi?
- 6,666 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Laos ranks 201st and Malawi ranks 204th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.