Canada vs Malawi: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Canada

12,630 hectares

in 2024

Malawi

11,260 hectares

in 2024

Canada rank

42nd

Malawi rank

44th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Canada currently reports 12,630 hectares against 11,260 hectares in Malawi, a difference of 1,370 hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 44th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.