Malawi vs Uganda: Share of global annual deforestation
Malawi
0.5%
in 2020
Uganda
0.4%
in 2020
Malawi rank
27th
Uganda rank
29th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Malawi ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th 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.