Japan vs Malawi: Land use
Japan
4.30 million hectares
in 2023
Malawi
4.20 million hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
61st
Malawi rank
63rd
Land use over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.30 million hectares against 4.20 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 97,000 hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 61st and Malawi ranks 63rd of 224 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.96 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.61 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.38 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.06 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.71 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.50 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 675,000 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.34 million hectares | 4.18 million hectares | 152,250 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Japan or Malawi?
- Japan, at 4.30 million hectares against 4.20 million hectares in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Japan and Malawi?
- 97,000 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for land use?
- Japan ranks 61st and Malawi ranks 63rd of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.