Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -2.03 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi is -2.03 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at -1.2 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.03 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 235th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1993 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1994 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1995 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1997 | -1.29 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1998 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1999 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2000 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2001 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2002 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2003 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2004 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2005 | -1.44 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2006 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2007 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2008 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2009 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2010 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2011 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2012 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2013 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2014 | -1.66 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2015 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2016 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2017 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2018 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2019 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2022 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2023 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2024 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2025 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.26 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -1.53 % change on previous year | -1.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.67 % change on previous year | -1.81 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.93 % change on previous year | -2.03 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 232 Guinea -1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 233 Seychelles -1.88 % change on previous year compare
- 234 Madagascar -2 % change on previous year compare
- 236 Benin -2.08 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Malawi was -2.03 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.03 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 235th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.