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Forest area — Malawi

Forest area in Malawi in 2023 — 21,157 km². Ranked 105 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 39.6%.

2023 21,157 km² −1.95% vs 2022
World rank 105of 213
Period maximum 35,017 km²1990
Period minimum 21,157 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Malawi, 1990–202320,00025,00030,00035,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 35,017 km²1991: 34,597 km²1992: 34,177 km²1993: 33,757 km²1994: 33,337 km²1995: 32,917 km²1996: 32,497 km²1997: 32,077 km²1998: 31,657 km²1999: 31,237 km²2000: 30,817 km²2001: 30,397 km²2002: 29,977 km²2003: 29,557 km²2004: 29,137 km²2005: 28,717 km²2006: 28,297 km²2007: 27,877 km²2008: 27,457 km²2009: 27,037 km²2010: 26,617 km²2011: 26,197 km²2012: 25,777 km²2013: 25,357 km²2014: 24,937 km²2015: 24,517 km²2016: 24,097 km²2017: 23,677 km²2018: 23,257 km²2019: 22,837 km²2020: 22,417 km²2021: 21,997 km²2022: 21,577 km²2023: 21,157 km²
Change over the period: −13,860 (−39.58%) Average annual rate: -1.52 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 21,157 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 21,157 −420 −1.95%
2022 21,577 −420 −1.91%
2021 21,997 −420 −1.87%
2020 22,417 −420 −1.84%
2019 22,837 −420 −1.81%
2018 23,257 −420 −1.77%
2017 23,677 −420 −1.74%
2016 24,097 −420 −1.71%
2015 24,517 −420 −1.68%
2014 24,937 −420 −1.66%
2013 25,357 −420 −1.63%
2012 25,777 −420 −1.6%
2011 26,197 −420 −1.58%
2010 26,617 −420 −1.55%
2009 27,037 −420 −1.53%
2008 27,457 −420 −1.51%
2007 27,877 −420 −1.48%
2006 28,297 −420 −1.46%
2005 28,717 −420 −1.44%
2004 29,137 −420 −1.42%
2003 29,557 −420 −1.4%
2002 29,977 −420 −1.38%
2001 30,397 −420 −1.36%
2000 30,817 −420 −1.34%
1999 31,237 −420 −1.33%
1998 31,657 −420 −1.31%
1997 32,077 −420 −1.29%
1996 32,497 −420 −1.28%
1995 32,917 −420 −1.26%
1994 33,337 −420 −1.24%
1993 33,757 −420 −1.23%
1992 34,177 −420 −1.21%
1991 34,597 −420 −1.2%
1990 35,017 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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