What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp between Malawi and South Africa?

0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Africa: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP

Malawi

0 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2024

South Africa

0 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malawi rank

109th

South Africa rank

107th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0 hectares per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 107th of 173 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2010s	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	0 hectares per US$ of GDP	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp, Malawi or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp between Malawi and South Africa?: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 107th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 173 places, 3,890 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.