Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 14.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 139 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malawi, at 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — 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
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Inland waters — 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.