Malawi vs Venezuela: Annual change in forest area

Malawi
-42,000 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
204th
Venezuela rank
206th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Malawi
  • Venezuela
-120.0k-100.0k-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k199120082025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -42,000 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 7,292 hectares.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 206th of 235 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s -42,006 hectares -125,200 hectares 83,194 hectares Malawi
2000s -42,001 hectares -88,977 hectares 46,977 hectares Malawi
2010s -42,000 hectares -102,340 hectares 60,340 hectares Malawi
2020s -42,000 hectares -59,228 hectares 17,228 hectares Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Malawi or Venezuela?
Malawi, at -42,000 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Malawi and Venezuela?
7,292 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Venezuela?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Venezuela rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Malawi ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 206th 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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.