Malawi vs South Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4044 ha/cap | 0.6478 ha/cap | 0.2433 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.393 ha/cap | 0.498 ha/cap | 0.105 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.373 ha/cap | 0.083 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.243 ha/cap | 0.312 ha/cap | 0.069 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.021 ha/cap | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.229 ha/cap | 0.224 ha/cap | 0.005 ha/cap | Malawi |
| 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 South Africa?
- Malawi, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Malawi and South Africa?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Malawi ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 102nd of 250 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.