Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 81.61 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Malawi is 81.61 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 81.61 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.56 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.56 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 36.37 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 37.21 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 38.19 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 39.15 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 40.27 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 41.5 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 42.55 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 43.74 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 45 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 46.55 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 47.96 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 39.74 m3 per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 39.9 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 52.42 m3 per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 54.08 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 41.25 m3 per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1978 | 41.35 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 41.97 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 43.59 m3 per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 45.02 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 45.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.4 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 45.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.15 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 49.9 m3 per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 52.93 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 55.8 m3 per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 63.53 m3 per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 64.11 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 63.66 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 65.04 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 62.78 m3 per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 63.97 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 66.78 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 65.78 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 66.05 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 66.62 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 67.05 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.5 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.38 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.89 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 70.43 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.99 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 72.21 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 73.03 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.33 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.02 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.37 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.95 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.88 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 79.29 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.03 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 80.81 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.61 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 81.61 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.16 m3 per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 81.61 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.17 m3 per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +31.4% | 39.9 m3 per square kilometre | 52.42 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.4 m3 per square kilometre | 35.56 m3 per square kilometre | 43.74 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.02 m3 per square kilometre | 39.74 m3 per square kilometre | 54.08 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.43 m3 per square kilometre | 43.59 m3 per square kilometre | 63.53 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.19 m3 per square kilometre | 62.78 m3 per square kilometre | 67.05 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4 m3 per square kilometre | 67.5 m3 per square kilometre | 72.21 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.76 m3 per square kilometre | 73.03 m3 per square kilometre | 78.57 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.44 m3 per square kilometre | 79.29 m3 per square kilometre | 81.61 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 44 Nigeria 85.65 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 45 Costa Rica 84.38 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 46 Gambia 81.75 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 79.56 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 49 Honduras 79.19 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 50 Montenegro 76.64 m3 per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 81.61 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.61 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.56 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.