Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 27,426 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Malawi?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.