Share global forest in Malawi
Malawi: Share global forest was 0.0491 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0491
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
110th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0806
in 1990
All-time low
0.0491
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Malawi is 0.0491, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Malawi peaked at 0.0806 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0491, in 2025.
That places Malawi 110th out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0806 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0798 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0791 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0783 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0775 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0767 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0759 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0751 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0743 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0735 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0727 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0718 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0709 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0699 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.069 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0681 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0671 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0662 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0652 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0643 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0634 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0624 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0615 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0605 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0596 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0586 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0577 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0557 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0548 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0538 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0529 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0519 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.051 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.05 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0491 | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0491 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0491 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0771 | 0.0735 | 0.0806 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0685 | 0.0643 | 0.0727 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0591 | 0.0548 | 0.0634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0514 | 0.0491 | 0.0538 | 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 share global forest in Malawi?
- Share global forest in Malawi was 0.0491 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0806 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for share global forest?
- Malawi ranks 110th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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