Malawi vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Malawi
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 45.42 % against 10.78 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 34.64 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.2 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 18th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st of 234 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7 % | 6.64 % | 11.06 % | Malawi |
| 1970s | 21.92 % | 7.01 % | 14.91 % | Malawi |
| 1980s | 23.14 % | 7.37 % | 15.77 % | Malawi |
| 1990s | 26.56 % | 7.95 % | 18.61 % | Malawi |
| 2000s | 34.47 % | 8.62 % | 25.85 % | Malawi |
| 2010s | 40.81 % | 9.96 % | 30.85 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 45.28 % | 10.67 % | 34.61 % | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Malawi or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Malawi, at 45.42 % against 10.78 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Malawi and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 34.64 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Malawi ranks 18th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.