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Malawi - Primary Forest Loss 17,964

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

17,964 (2025)

Global rank

##73 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 2001

7.21×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#103200120062011201620212025#101#732021 overtook Ethiopia2022 overtook Uruguay
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #101 to #73 (overtook Ethiopia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Ethiopia in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120252492.359321.1916,15022,979

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