Malawi vs Nicaragua: Agriculture — Area

Malawi
6,132 1000 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua
5,091 1000 ha
in 2022
Malawi rank
88th
Nicaragua rank
91st

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6,132 1000 ha against 5,091 1000 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,041 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Malawi ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 3,508 1000 ha 3,518 1000 ha 9.33 1000 ha Nicaragua
1970s 3,906 1000 ha 3,652 1000 ha 254.8 1000 ha Malawi
1980s 4,022 1000 ha 3,865 1000 ha 157.2 1000 ha Malawi
1990s 4,350 1000 ha 4,456 1000 ha 106.6 1000 ha Nicaragua
2000s 5,100 1000 ha 5,188 1000 ha 88.25 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 5,697 1000 ha 5,076 1000 ha 620.66 1000 ha Malawi
2020s 6,110 1000 ha 5,091 1000 ha 1,019 1000 ha Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Malawi, at 6,132 1000 ha against 5,091 1000 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Malawi and Nicaragua?
1,041 1000 ha, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for agriculture — area?
Malawi ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
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
Last refreshed

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.