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 98th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 95 Sudan (former) 97.32 % compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 97.28 % compare
- 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.1 % compare
- 99 Argentina 97.04 % compare
- 100 Australia and New Zealand 96.88 % compare
- 101 Liberia 96.84 % compare
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 — 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 98th out of 222 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.