Gabon vs Malawi: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Gabon, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Malawi ranks 91st of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3722 ha/cap | 0.4044 ha/cap | 0.0322 ha/cap | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.557 ha/cap | 0.393 ha/cap | 0.164 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.548 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.258 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.243 ha/cap | 0.197 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.345 ha/cap | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.229 ha/cap | 0.021 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.202 ha/cap | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.006 ha/cap | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Gabon ranks 94th and Malawi ranks 91st of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.