Malawi vs Venezuela: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Malawi
-42,000 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
204th
Venezuela rank
206th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Malawi
- Venezuela
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -42,000 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 7,292 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 206th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -42,006 hectares | -125,200 hectares | 83,194 hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | -42,001 hectares | -88,977 hectares | 46,977 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | -42,000 hectares | -102,340 hectares | 60,340 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | -42,000 hectares | -59,228 hectares | 17,228 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Malawi or Venezuela?
- Malawi, at -42,000 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Malawi and Venezuela?
- 7,292 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Venezuela rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Malawi ranks 204th and Venezuela ranks 206th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.