Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi
Malawi: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 105.43 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi stood at 105.43 1000 ha.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi peaked at 137.62 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 95.19 1000 ha, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 59th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 137.62 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 114.18 1000 ha | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 112.13 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 106.14 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 106.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 104.22 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 103.08 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 104.07 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 106.51 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 106.89 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 110.06 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 113.82 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 111.49 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 108.92 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 102.53 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 97.2 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 98.53 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 100.56 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.19 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 95.19 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.26 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.17 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 109.5 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 105.43 1000 ha | -3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 105.43 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 64.95 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 105.43 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.17 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.48 1000 ha | 103.08 1000 ha | 137.62 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.82 1000 ha | 97.2 1000 ha | 113.82 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.11 1000 ha | 95.19 1000 ha | 109.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Malawi was 105.43 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 137.62 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.19 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.