Agriculture — Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — 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.
That places Malawi 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — 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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Malawi?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.