From 2001 to 2022, Malawi lost 224kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 14.6% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Malawi from 2001 to 2022, 224kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Malawi, the top 5 regions were responsible for 65.9% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Nkhata Bay had the most tree cover loss at 83.2kha compared to an average of 8.0 kha.
Between 28 May 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 Malawi experienced a total of 37,071 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).