Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malawi
Malawi: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,973 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Malawi stood at 1,973 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Malawi peaked at 3,363 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,973 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Malawi 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3,183 1000 ha | 3,004 1000 ha | 3,363 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,784 1000 ha | 2,605 1000 ha | 2,964 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,385 1000 ha | 2,206 1000 ha | 2,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,069 1000 ha | 1,973 1000 ha | 2,166 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Malawi?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Malawi was 1,973 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,363 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,973 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.