Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.001 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi is 0.001 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0037 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.001 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Malawi 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.001 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.001 sq. km per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.001 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0012 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 0.001 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malawi was 0.001 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.