Which has higher forest area, Dominican Republic or Malawi?

Dominican Republic, at 21,684 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Dominican Republic and Malawi?

527 sq. km, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Forest area

Dominican Republic

21,684 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi

21,157 sq. km

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

104th

Malawi rank

105th

Forest area over time

Dominican Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 21,684 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi, a difference of 527 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 105th of 213 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17,648 sq. km	33,127 sq. km	15,479 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	20,178 sq. km	28,927 sq. km	8,749 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	21,026 sq. km	24,727 sq. km	3,701 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	21,562 sq. km	21,787 sq. km	224.65 sq. km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Dominican Republic or Malawi?: Dominican Republic, at 21,684 sq. km against 21,157 sq. km in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 527 sq. km, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for forest area?: Dominican Republic ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 105th of 213 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.