Malawi vs Uruguay: Forest land — Area

Malawi
2,032 1000 ha
in 2025
Uruguay
2,024 1000 ha
in 2025
Malawi rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
124th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Malawi
  • Uruguay
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199020072025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2,032 1000 ha against 2,024 1000 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 8 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 124th of 249 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 3,313 1000 ha 1,085 1000 ha 2,228 1000 ha Malawi
2000s 2,893 1000 ha 1,498 1000 ha 1,395 1000 ha Malawi
2010s 2,473 1000 ha 1,812 1000 ha 660.32 1000 ha Malawi
2020s 2,137 1000 ha 1,978 1000 ha 158.68 1000 ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Malawi or Uruguay?
Malawi, at 2,032 1000 ha against 2,024 1000 ha in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Malawi and Uruguay?
8 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Malawi ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 124th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.