Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi
Malawi: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 2,032 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,032 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 3,502 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,032 1000 ha, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 114th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,313 1000 ha | 3,124 1000 ha | 3,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,893 1000 ha | 2,704 1000 ha | 3,082 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,473 1000 ha | 2,284 1000 ha | 2,662 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,137 1000 ha | 2,032 1000 ha | 2,242 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Share co2 vs population 0.5809 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 22.22 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 17.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.0869 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 57.56 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.0869 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.0869 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 2,032 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,502 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,032 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).