Malawi vs Nepal: Grazing land use over the long-term
Malawi
1.85 million hectares
in 2025
Nepal
1.80 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
88th
Nepal rank
89th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.85 million hectares against 1.80 million hectares in Nepal, a difference of 54,700 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 88th and Nepal ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 27 and Nepal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 229,530 hectares | 515,794 hectares | 286,264 hectares | Nepal |
| 1100s | 275,436 hectares | 541,418 hectares | 265,982 hectares | Nepal |
| 1200s | 321,342 hectares | 565,823 hectares | 244,481 hectares | Nepal |
| 1300s | 367,247 hectares | 588,922 hectares | 221,675 hectares | Nepal |
| 1400s | 413,153 hectares | 610,664 hectares | 197,511 hectares | Nepal |
| 1500s | 459,059 hectares | 631,050 hectares | 171,991 hectares | Nepal |
| 1600s | 498,079 hectares | 773,942 hectares | 275,863 hectares | Nepal |
| 1700s | 537,099 hectares | 910,789 hectares | 373,690 hectares | Nepal |
| 1710s | 690,639 hectares | 914,689 hectares | 224,050 hectares | Nepal |
| 1720s | 844,179 hectares | 930,514 hectares | 86,335 hectares | Nepal |
| 1730s | 997,719 hectares | 937,434 hectares | 60,285 hectares | Malawi |
| 1740s | 1.15 million hectares | 943,807 hectares | 207,453 hectares | Malawi |
| 1750s | 1.30 million hectares | 949,478 hectares | 355,322 hectares | Malawi |
| 1760s | 1.40 million hectares | 954,271 hectares | 447,979 hectares | Malawi |
| 1770s | 1.49 million hectares | 958,066 hectares | 532,204 hectares | Malawi |
| 1780s | 1.57 million hectares | 960,814 hectares | 608,636 hectares | Malawi |
| 1790s | 1.64 million hectares | 962,548 hectares | 677,782 hectares | Malawi |
| 1800s | 1.70 million hectares | 963,342 hectares | 740,098 hectares | Malawi |
| 1810s | 1.76 million hectares | 963,307 hectares | 795,963 hectares | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.81 million hectares | 962,530 hectares | 845,750 hectares | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.85 million hectares | 988,323 hectares | 862,597 hectares | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 874,100 hectares | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 879,500 hectares | Malawi |
| 1860s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 772,650 hectares | Malawi |
| 1870s | 1.75 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 661,910 hectares | Malawi |
| 1880s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 531,760 hectares | Malawi |
| 1890s | 1.62 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 456,660 hectares | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 334,750 hectares | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 113,820 hectares | Malawi |
| 1920s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 154,410 hectares | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.37 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 108,250 hectares | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.51 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 88,570 hectares | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 39,655 hectares | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 111,591 hectares | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 74,000 hectares | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 50,100 hectares | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 54,500 hectares | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 61,200 hectares | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 54,890 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 54,700 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 1.85 million hectares against 1.80 million hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Malawi and Nepal?
- 54,700 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Malawi ranks 88th and Nepal ranks 89th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.