Above-ground forest biomass in Malawi
Malawi: Above-ground forest biomass was 78.7 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
78.7 tonnes per hectare
World rank
147th
of 215 countries
All-time high
78.7 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
78.7 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Above-ground forest biomass in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground forest biomass in Malawi stood at 78.7 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Malawi peaked at 78.7 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.7 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 78.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 87.36 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 78.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 78.7 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Malawi?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Malawi was 78.7 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Malawi ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).