Japan vs Malawi: Land use

Japan

4.30 million hectares

in 2023

Malawi

4.20 million hectares

in 2023

Japan rank

60th

Malawi rank

62nd

Land use over time

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 60th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 223 countries.

Indicator: Land use
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026