Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Malawi
Malawi: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 2,199 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Malawi, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,199 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Malawi peaked at 2,461 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,160 Square kilometres, in 2020.
That places Malawi 117th out of 252 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,413 Square kilometres | 2,364 Square kilometres | 2,461 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,302 Square kilometres | 2,285 Square kilometres | 2,318 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,179 Square kilometres | 2,160 Square kilometres | 2,199 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 79.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 184.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Malawi?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Malawi was 2,199 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,461 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,160 Square kilometres in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Malawi ranks 117th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation