Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 4.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi peaked at 18.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 11th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.9% | — |
| 1971 | 4.9% | -28.9% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +54.6% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +39.0% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -35.9% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +55.7% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +99.5% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +56.8% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -41.8% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +51.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 193.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 503.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 338,013 current LCU per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Malawi was 4.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.