Malawi vs Uruguay: Forest area
Malawi
2.03 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
2.02 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
110th
Uruguay rank
111th
Forest area over time
- Malawi
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.03 million hectares against 2.02 million hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 7,700 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.89 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.47 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 660,320 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.14 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 158,685 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Malawi or Uruguay?
- Malawi, at 2.03 million hectares against 2.02 million hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Malawi and Uruguay?
- 7,700 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for forest area?
- Malawi ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 111th 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.