Which has higher forest area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malawi?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 21,879 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?

722 sq. km, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malawi: Forest area

Bosnia and Herzegovina

21,879 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi

21,157 sq. km

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

103rd

Malawi rank

105th

Forest area over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malawi

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 21,879 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi, a difference of 722 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malawi ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 103rd and Malawi ranks 105th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,559 sq. km	32,707 sq. km	11,148 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	21,076 sq. km	28,927 sq. km	7,851 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	21,530 sq. km	24,727 sq. km	3,197 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	21,879 sq. km	21,787 sq. km	92.1 sq. km	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malawi?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 21,879 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?: 722 sq. km, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi rank globally for forest area?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 103rd and Malawi ranks 105th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.