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 113th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,363 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,323 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 3,283 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,243 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3,203 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3,163 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3,123 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3,083 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3,043 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,004 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,964 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,924 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,884 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,844 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,804 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,764 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,724 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,685 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,645 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,605 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,565 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,525 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,485 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,445 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,405 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,366 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,326 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,286 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,246 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,206 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,166 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,127 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,089 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2,050 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2,011 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,973 1000 ha | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,973 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,973 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (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 113th out of 240 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.