Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi
Malawi: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.09 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malawi stood at 97.09 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malawi peaked at 97.09 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.03 %, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 105th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.03 % | — |
| 1991 | 96.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.41 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.09 % | +0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 97.09 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 97.09 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.09 % | 96.03 % | 96.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.25 % | 96.17 % | 96.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.47 % | 96.36 % | 96.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.85 % | 96.62 % | 97.09 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 102 Saudi Arabia 97.28 % compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.1 % compare
- 103 Laos 97.1 % compare
- 106 Argentina 97.04 % compare
- 107 Australia and New Zealand 96.88 % compare
- 108 Liberia 96.84 % compare
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 — share in forest land in Malawi?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malawi was 97.09 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 97.09 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.03 % in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.