Cabo Verde vs Malawi: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Cabo Verde
24.79 %
in 2024
Malawi
65.04 %
in 2024
Cabo Verde rank
28th
Malawi rank
31st

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Malawi
203040506070196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 65.04 % against 24.79 % in Cabo Verde, a difference of 40.25 %.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times Cabo Verde's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Cabo Verde ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 31 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 16.13 % 37.21 % 21.08 % Malawi
1970s 16.13 % 41.43 % 25.3 % Malawi
1980s 16.23 % 42.66 % 26.43 % Malawi
1990s 19.57 % 46.13 % 26.56 % Malawi
2000s 24.09 % 54.09 % 30 % Malawi
2010s 24.95 % 60.43 % 35.48 % Malawi
2020s 24.82 % 64.9 % 40.08 % Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Cabo Verde or Malawi?
Malawi, at 65.04 % against 24.79 % in Cabo Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Cabo Verde and Malawi?
40.25 %, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cabo Verde and Malawi rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Cabo Verde ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 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.