Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 413.4% on the previous year and up 233.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +67.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +117.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | +413.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 | +413.4% | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 110 Congo 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 111 Georgia 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 112 Uruguay 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 114 Belarus 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 115 New Caledonia 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 116 Canada 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.