Malawi vs Slovakia: Forest area
Malawi
2.03 million hectares
in 2025
Slovakia
1.94 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
110th
Slovakia rank
113th
Forest area over time
- Malawi
- Slovakia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.03 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Slovakia, a difference of 91,210 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 110th and Slovakia ranks 113th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.89 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | 983,865 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.47 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 550,208 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.14 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 200,845 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Malawi or Slovakia?
- Malawi, at 2.03 million hectares against 1.94 million hectares in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Malawi and Slovakia?
- 91,210 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Slovakia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Slovakia rank globally for forest area?
- Malawi ranks 110th and Slovakia ranks 113th 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.