Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malawi
Malawi: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 59,030 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 59,030 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malawi peaked at 139,100 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59,030 hectares, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 114th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,605 hectares | 120,110 hectares | 139,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,460 hectares | 98,920 hectares | 118,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,280 hectares | 77,800 hectares | 96,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,365 hectares | 59,030 hectares | 75,700 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malawi?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malawi was 59,030 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 139,100 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,030 hectares in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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