Malawi vs Zambia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 157.29 1000 ha against 155.89 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 1.4 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 96th of 201 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 1000 ha | 3.22 1000 ha | 1.33 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1970s | 11.4 1000 ha | 15.6 1000 ha | 4.2 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1980s | 18.2 1000 ha | 25.4 1000 ha | 7.2 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 1990s | 34.5 1000 ha | 73.6 1000 ha | 39.1 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 69.3 1000 ha | 152.7 1000 ha | 83.4 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 112.78 1000 ha | 155.91 1000 ha | 43.13 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 155.22 1000 ha | 155.89 1000 ha | 0.6656 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 157.29 1000 ha against 155.89 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Malawi and Zambia?
- 1.4 1000 ha, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Malawi ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 96th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.