Malawi

Forest Area

23.8
percent of total land area
Dec 90Dec 92Dec 94Dec 96Dec 98Dec 00Dec 02Dec 04Dec 06Dec 08Dec 10Dec 12Dec 14Dec 16Dec 18Dec 200.00010.0020.0030.0040.00
  • Malawi
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

107
Guinea25.2
108
Chile24.5
109
India24.3
111
Gambia24
112
Malawi23.8
113
Nigeria23.7
114
China23.3
115
Belgium22.8
117
Hungary22.5

Africa Ranking

18
Swaziland28.9
19
Benin27.8
20
Botswana26.9
21
Guinea25.2
22
Gambia24
23
Malawi23.8
24
Nigeria23.7
26
Togo22.2
28
Mauritius19.1

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Definition of Forest Area

Forest area is land 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.

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