Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi
Malawi: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 65.23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 65.23 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Malawi peaked at 65.23 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.63 %, in 1961.
That places Malawi 51st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.61 % | 40.63 % | 49.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.05 % | 48.56 % | 51.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.57 % | 49.61 % | 52.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.54 % | 51.6 % | 57.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.09 % | 58.15 % | 63.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.03 % | 63.48 % | 64.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.15 % | 64.85 % | 65.23 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Malawi?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Malawi was 65.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.23 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 % in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.