How does Malawi rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Malawi ranks 119th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malawi

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malawi: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 39.62 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

39.62 1000 ha

Change on year

up 6.2%

World rank

119th

of 241 countries

All-time high

39.62 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

10.61 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Malawi, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malawi stood at 39.62 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malawi peaked at 39.62 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.61 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Malawi 119th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	11.4 1000 ha	10.61 1000 ha	12.5 1000 ha	8
2000s	14.39 1000 ha	13 1000 ha	17.38 1000 ha	10
2010s	25.08 1000 ha	18.25 1000 ha	30.86 1000 ha	10
2020s	37.04 1000 ha	34.2 1000 ha	39.62 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Malawi

116 Honduras 42.78 1000 ha compare
117 Kuwait 40.5 1000 ha compare
118 Yemen 39.74 1000 ha compare
120 Togo 39.43 1000 ha compare
121 Madagascar 38.37 1000 ha compare
122 Palestine 37.36 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malawi?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Malawi was 39.62 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 39.62 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 10.61 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Malawi rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Malawi ranks 119th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.