Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 1000 ha per person for net forest conversion — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 39 Samoa 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 40 Guatemala 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 41 Thailand 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 44 North Macedonia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 45 Seychelles 0 1000 ha per person 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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Malawi?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Malawi was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.