Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi
Malawi: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.91 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Malawi stood at 2.91 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Malawi peaked at 3.97 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.91 %, in 2025.
That places Malawi 139th out of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.97 % | — |
| 1991 | 3.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.95 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.93 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.92 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.91 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.89 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.88 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.83 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.64 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.57 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.54 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.44 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.38 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.29 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.11 % | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.01 % | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.91 % | -3.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.91 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.65 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.91 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 %, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 % | 3.85 % | 3.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 % | 3.66 % | 3.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 % | 3.41 % | 3.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 % | 2.91 % | 3.38 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 136 Liberia 3.16 % compare
- 137 Australia and New Zealand 3.12 % compare
- 138 Argentina 2.96 % compare
- 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9 % compare
- 140 Laos 2.9 % compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 2.72 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Malawi?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Malawi was 2.91 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 % in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 — 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.