Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Share of global annual deforestation
Malawi
0.5%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.6%
in 2020
Malawi rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
24th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 112 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Malawi ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 24th 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.