Eritrea vs Malawi: Agricultural land — Area

Eritrea
7,591 1000 ha
in 2024
Malawi
6,132 1000 ha
in 2024
Eritrea rank
93rd
Malawi rank
96th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 7,591 1000 ha against 6,132 1000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 1,459 1000 ha.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 93rd and Malawi ranks 96th of 255 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 7,406 1000 ha 4,384 1000 ha 3,022 1000 ha Eritrea
2000s 7,549 1000 ha 5,100 1000 ha 2,449 1000 ha Eritrea
2010s 7,591 1000 ha 5,697 1000 ha 1,894 1000 ha Eritrea
2020s 7,591 1000 ha 6,119 1000 ha 1,472 1000 ha Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Eritrea or Malawi?
Eritrea, at 7,591 1000 ha against 6,132 1000 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Eritrea and Malawi?
1,459 1000 ha, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Eritrea ranks 93rd and Malawi ranks 96th of 255 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.