Malawi vs Tonga: Arable land use per person
Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1912 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
Tonga rank
62nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.1912 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3899 hectares per person | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.1979 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3812 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2769 hectares per person | 0.1629 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.1563 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.1473 hectares per person | 0.0975 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1962 hectares per person | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Malawi or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.1912 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 Malawi and Tonga?
- 0.0017 hectares per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Malawi ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 62nd 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.