Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi
Malawi: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi is -42,000, 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, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi peaked at -42,000 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -42,006, in 1991.
Malawi ranks 204th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Malawi was -42,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -42,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -42,006 in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Malawi ranks 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 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 Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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