Eritrea vs Malawi: Arable land use per person
Eritrea
0.1988 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Eritrea rank
61st
Malawi rank
64th
Arable land use per person over time
- Eritrea
- Malawi
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.1988 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0093 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 61st and Malawi ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.2294 hectares per person | 0.0121 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1962 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Eritrea or Malawi?
- Eritrea, at 0.1988 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eritrea and Malawi?
- 0.0093 hectares per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Eritrea ranks 61st and Malawi ranks 64th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.