Forest rents in Malawi
Malawi: Forest rents was 4.2% in 2021. β² Rising
Forest rents in Malawi, 1970β2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.2% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Malawi peaked at 18.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2020.
That places Malawi 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 2 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 15,306 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Malawi?
- Forest rents in Malawi was 4.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for forest rents?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.