Malawi vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4044 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.1456 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.393 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.067 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.081 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.243 ha/cap | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.041 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.229 ha/cap | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.003 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Malawi ranks 91st and Nigeria 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
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.