Canada vs Malawi: Share of global annual deforestation
Canada
0.6%
in 2020
Malawi
0.5%
in 2020
Canada rank
25th
Malawi rank
27th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Canada
- Malawi
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 112 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Canada or Malawi?
- Canada, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Canada and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Malawi rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Canada ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 27th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.