Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 86.8% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +75.6% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +58.7% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -49.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +62.6% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +71.1% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +111.8% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -63.2% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +400.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -86.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 17% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +400.4% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malawi was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.