Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0635 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0635 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 26 Lebanon 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Denmark 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Haiti 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Palestine 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Eritrea 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.