Malawi vs Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Malawi
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 65.04 % against 22.19 % in Northern Europe, a difference of 42.85 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.9 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 29th of 220 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.21 % | 24.43 % | 12.78 % | Malawi |
| 1970s | 41.43 % | 23.39 % | 18.05 % | Malawi |
| 1980s | 42.66 % | 22.84 % | 19.82 % | Malawi |
| 1990s | 46.13 % | 23.24 % | 22.89 % | Malawi |
| 2000s | 54.09 % | 22.45 % | 31.64 % | Malawi |
| 2010s | 60.43 % | 22.69 % | 37.74 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.9 % | 22.48 % | 42.42 % | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Malawi or Northern Europe?
- Malawi, at 65.04 % against 22.19 % in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Malawi and Northern Europe?
- 42.85 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Northern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Northern Europe rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Northern Europe ranks 29th of 220 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
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.