Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Country area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, country area — area, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 12th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.101 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Bahamas 0.1386 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sweden 0.1298 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 0.1285 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Uganda 0.1205 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Liberia 0.1156 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.1135 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 country area — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Country area — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for country area — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is country area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — 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.
Country area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Country area — 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
Country area — 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.