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 128th 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 | 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
- 125 Liberia 3.16 % compare
- 126 Australia and New Zealand 3.12 % compare
- 127 Argentina 2.96 % compare
- 129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9 % compare
- 130 Saudi Arabia 2.72 % compare
- 131 Sudan (former) 2.68 % 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 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 128th out of 191 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.