Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi
Malawi: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 63.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 63.4% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi peaked at 63.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 66th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.4% | — |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 63.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 63.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 6 |
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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Malawi was 63.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Malawi ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).