Planted Forest — Area in Malawi
Malawi: Planted Forest — Area was 59.03 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Area in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 59.03 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Malawi peaked at 139.1 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.03 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Malawi 120th out of 191 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 | 129.6 1000 ha | 120.11 1000 ha | 139.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.46 1000 ha | 98.92 1000 ha | 118 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.28 1000 ha | 77.8 1000 ha | 96.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.36 1000 ha | 59.03 1000 ha | 75.7 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 planted forest — area in Malawi?
- Planted forest — area in Malawi was 59.03 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 139.1 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.03 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for planted forest — area?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 Planted 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.