Forest area as a share of total land area. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Forest Area |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22% |
| 2023 | 22.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% |
| 2021 | 23.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% |
| 2019 | 24.2% |
| 2018 | 24.7% |
| 2017 | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% |
| 2015 | 26% |
| 2014 | 26.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9% |
54 countries carry a recent forest area as a share of land figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Malawi, grouped by topic.