Gambia vs Malawi: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Gambia
-3.1%
in 2025
Malawi
-2.1%
in 2025
Gambia rank
225th
Malawi rank
223rd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -2.1% against -3.1% in Gambia, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 225th and Malawi ranks 223rd of 228 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -1.3% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | -1.7% | -1.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -1.7% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -2.0% | 0.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at -2.1% against -3.1% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Gambia and Malawi?
- 1.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Gambia ranks 225th and Malawi ranks 223rd of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.