Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Malawi
Malawi: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 12.8 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Malawi, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 12.8 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Malawi peaked at 13 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.44 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Malawi 91st out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.77 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 12.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.85 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.87 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.95 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.94 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.93 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.88 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.99 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.96 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.94 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.94 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.77 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.44 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.65 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.8 1000 ha | +1.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 12.8 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 235.51 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 12.8 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.25 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.79 1000 ha | 12.77 1000 ha | 12.87 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.95 1000 ha | 12.88 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.62 1000 ha | 12.44 1000 ha | 12.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.63 1000 ha | 12.44 1000 ha | 12.8 1000 ha | 3 |
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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Malawi?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Malawi was 12.8 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Malawi ranks 91st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. 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.