Malawi vs Uruguay: Forest area

Malawi

21,157 sq. km

in 2023

Uruguay

20,940 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi rank

105th

Uruguay rank

107th

Forest area over time

Malawi
Uruguay

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 21,157 sq. km against 20,940 sq. km in Uruguay, a difference of 217 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malawi ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Malawi
Forest area in Uruguay
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.