Malawi vs Thailand: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
15th
Thailand rank
18th

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Thailand
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Malawi ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.043 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Thailand?
Malawi, at 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Thailand?
0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th 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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Indicator
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.