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

Malawi
0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
11th
Rwanda rank
8th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 184 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 11th and Rwanda ranks 8th 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.