Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Malawi

Malawi: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 694 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
694 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
89th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1,391 Square kilometres
in 1990
All-time low
694 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Malawi, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.4k Square kilometres1991: 1.4k Square kilometres1992: 1.3k Square kilometres1993: 1.3k Square kilometres1994: 1.3k Square kilometres1995: 1.3k Square kilometres1996: 1.3k Square kilometres1997: 1.2k Square kilometres1998: 1.2k Square kilometres1999: 1.2k Square kilometres2000: 1.2k Square kilometres2001: 1.2k Square kilometres2002: 1.1k Square kilometres2003: 1.1k Square kilometres2004: 1.1k Square kilometres2005: 1.1k Square kilometres2006: 1.1k Square kilometres2007: 1.0k Square kilometres2008: 1.0k Square kilometres2009: 989.2 Square kilometres2010: 968 Square kilometres2011: 946.8 Square kilometres2012: 925.6 Square kilometres2013: 904.4 Square kilometres2014: 883.2 Square kilometres2015: 862 Square kilometres2016: 841 Square kilometres2017: 820 Square kilometres2018: 799 Square kilometres2019: 778 Square kilometres2020: 757 Square kilometres2021: 736 Square kilometres2022: 715 Square kilometres2023: 694 Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — planted forest in Malawi is 694 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in Malawi peaked at 1,391 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 694 Square kilometres, in 2023.

That places Malawi 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,296 Square kilometres 1,201 Square kilometres 1,391 Square kilometres 10
2000s 1,085 Square kilometres 989.2 Square kilometres 1,180 Square kilometres 10
2010s 872.8 Square kilometres 778 Square kilometres 968 Square kilometres 10
2020s 725.5 Square kilometres 694 Square kilometres 757 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — planted forest in Malawi?
Land use hidden — planted forest in Malawi was 694 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1,391 Square kilometres in 1990.
What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 694 Square kilometres in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
Malawi ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 use hidden — Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata