Eritrea vs Malawi: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Eritrea
62.84 %
in 2024
Malawi
65.04 %
in 2024
Eritrea rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 65.04 % against 62.84 % in Eritrea, a difference of 2.2 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 216 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 73.33 % 46.5 % 26.83 % Eritrea
2000s 67.38 % 54.09 % 13.29 % Eritrea
2010s 62.83 % 60.43 % 2.4 % Eritrea
2020s 62.84 % 64.9 % 2.06 % Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Eritrea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 65.04 % against 62.84 % in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Eritrea and Malawi?
2.2 %, with Malawi 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 — share in land area?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 216 countries.
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.