Forest cover in Malawi

22.4%

% of land area · 2023

127th highest of 213 countries

In 2013: 26.9%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Nigeria 23.2%
  2. Belgium 22.6%
  3. Hungary 22.4%
  4. Malawi 22.4%
  5. Gambia 22.3%
  6. Burkina Faso 22.2%
  7. Togo 22.1%

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About the data

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Unit
% of land area
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), CC BY 4.0