Kenya vs Malawi: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Kenya

9,634 hectares

in 2024

Malawi

11,260 hectares

in 2024

Kenya rank

47th

Malawi rank

44th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Malawi currently reports 11,260 hectares against 9,634 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 1,627 hectares.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 47th 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.