Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 30.9% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malawi, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 30.9% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malawi peaked at 30.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 49th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 2 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 79.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 184.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malawi?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malawi was 30.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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