Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
32nd
Malawi rank
29th
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.