Annual change forest area in Malawi
Malawi: Annual change forest area was -42,000 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-42,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-42,000
in 2001
All-time low
-42,006
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -42,000 for annual change forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Malawi peaked at -42,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -42,006, in 1991.
That places Malawi 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -42,006 | — |
| 1992 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -42,006 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -42,000 | -0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -42,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -42,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -42,006 | -42,006 | -42,006 | 9 |
| 2000s | -42,001 | -42,006 | -42,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | -42,000 | -42,000 | -42,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | -42,000 | -42,000 | -42,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0833 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 19.62 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Malawi?
- Annual change forest area in Malawi was -42,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -42,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -42,006 in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for annual change forest area?
- Malawi ranks 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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