Croatia vs Malawi: Forest area
Croatia
1.95 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi
2.03 million hectares
in 2025
Croatia rank
112th
Malawi rank
110th
Forest area over time
- Croatia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.03 million hectares against 1.95 million hectares in Croatia, a difference of 85,500 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 110th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.90 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | 991,950 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.92 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 547,780 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.94 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 193,800 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Croatia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.03 million hectares against 1.95 million hectares in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Croatia and Malawi?
- 85,500 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malawi?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Malawi rank globally for forest area?
- Croatia ranks 112th and Malawi ranks 110th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.