Guatemala vs Malawi: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Guatemala
1.7%
in 2020
Malawi
1.9%
in 2020
Guatemala rank
6th
Malawi rank
5th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Guatemala
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 5th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Guatemala or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Guatemala and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Malawi rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Guatemala ranks 6th 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.