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
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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About this data
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.