Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi
Malawi: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 93.25 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi is 93.25 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi peaked at 160.74 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93.25 million t, in 2025.
That places Malawi 108th out of 215 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 160.74 million t | — |
| 1991 | 158.81 million t | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 156.88 million t | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 154.95 million t | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 153.02 million t | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 151.1 million t | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 149.17 million t | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 147.24 million t | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 145.31 million t | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 143.38 million t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 141.45 million t | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 139.52 million t | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 137.59 million t | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 135.67 million t | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 133.74 million t | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 131.81 million t | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 129.88 million t | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 127.95 million t | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 126.03 million t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 124.1 million t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 122.17 million t | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 120.24 million t | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 118.31 million t | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 116.39 million t | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 114.46 million t | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 112.53 million t | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 110.6 million t | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 108.67 million t | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 106.75 million t | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 104.82 million t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 102.89 million t | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 100.96 million t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 99.03 million t | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.11 million t | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 95.18 million t | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 93.25 million t | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 152.06 million t | 143.38 million t | 160.74 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.77 million t | 124.1 million t | 141.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.49 million t | 104.82 million t | 122.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.07 million t | 93.25 million t | 102.89 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malawi was 93.25 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 160.74 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.25 million t in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.