Malawi vs Nigeria: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
11th
Nigeria rank
13th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.