Agriculture — Area in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture — Area was 6,132 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Malawi is 6,132 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Malawi peaked at 6,132 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,200 1000 ha, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 88th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,508 1000 ha | 3,200 1000 ha | 3,757 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,906 1000 ha | 3,707 1000 ha | 3,970 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,022 1000 ha | 3,830 1000 ha | 4,165 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,350 1000 ha | 4,070 1000 ha | 4,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,100 1000 ha | 4,730 1000 ha | 5,480 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,697 1000 ha | 5,480 1000 ha | 5,986 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,119 1000 ha | 6,066 1000 ha | 6,132 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Malawi?
- Agriculture — area in Malawi was 6,132 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,132 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture — area?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.