Exported deforestation in Malawi
Malawi: Exported deforestation was 2,697 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Exported deforestation in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,697 hectares for exported deforestation in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exported deforestation in Malawi peaked at 2,815 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 879.98 hectares, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 40th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,266 hectares | 923.98 hectares | 1,575 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,747 hectares | 879.98 hectares | 2,815 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,265 hectares | 1,798 hectares | 2,697 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported deforestation in Malawi?
- Exported deforestation in Malawi was 2,697 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exported deforestation recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,815 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest exported deforestation recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 879.98 hectares in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for exported deforestation?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exported deforestation rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.