Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi
Malawi: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 71.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
71.37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
71.37
in 2017
All-time low
68.24
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 71.37 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi peaked at 71.37 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.24, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 52nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.24 | — |
| 2001 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.37 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.37 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 71.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.41, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 71.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.24 | 68.24 | 68.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.18 | 68.24 | 71.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.37 | 71.37 | 71.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0833 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 19.62 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malawi was 71.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 71.37 in 2017.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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