Malawi vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
15th
Nigeria rank
12th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.