Malawi vs Mexico: Cropland — Area per capita

Malawi
0.2 ha/cap
in 2024
Mexico
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Malawi rank
91st
Mexico rank
94th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Mexico
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 94th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4044 ha/cap 0.4767 ha/cap 0.0722 ha/cap Mexico
1970s 0.393 ha/cap 0.335 ha/cap 0.058 ha/cap Malawi
1980s 0.29 ha/cap 0.278 ha/cap 0.012 ha/cap Malawi
1990s 0.243 ha/cap 0.276 ha/cap 0.033 ha/cap Mexico
2000s 0.255 ha/cap 0.246 ha/cap 0.009 ha/cap Malawi
2010s 0.229 ha/cap 0.204 ha/cap 0.025 ha/cap Malawi
2020s 0.208 ha/cap 0.194 ha/cap 0.014 ha/cap Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Malawi or Mexico?
Malawi, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Malawi and Mexico?
0.01 ha/cap, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Mexico rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Malawi ranks 91st and Mexico ranks 94th 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.