Terrestrial protected areas in Malawi
Malawi: Terrestrial protected areas was 23.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
23.1
in 2024
All-time low
16.9
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Malawi, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 23.1 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Malawi peaked at 23.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9, in 2013.
That places Malawi 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.9 | — |
| 2014 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9 | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 23.1 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 23.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 23.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.69 | 16.9 | 22.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.97 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Malawi?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Malawi was 23.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9 in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Malawi ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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