Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Malawi

11,260 hectares

in 2024

Sri Lanka

11,126 hectares

in 2024

Malawi rank

44th

Sri Lanka rank

45th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Malawi currently reports 11,260 hectares against 11,126 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 134.3 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th 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.