Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Cote d'Ivoire
2.2%
in 2020
Malawi
1.9%
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
4th
Malawi rank
5th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 105 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.