Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi
Malawi: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -42,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-42,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-42,000 hectares
in 2001
All-time low
-42,006 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi is -42,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi peaked at -42,000 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -42,006 hectares, in 1991.
Malawi ranks 204th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -42,006 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -42,006 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -42,000 hectares | -0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -42,000 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -42,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -42,006 hectares | -42,006 hectares | -42,006 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -42,001 hectares | -42,006 hectares | -42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -42,000 hectares | -42,000 hectares | -42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -42,000 hectares | -42,000 hectares | -42,000 hectares | 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Malawi was -42,000 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -42,000 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -42,006 hectares in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Malawi ranks 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.