Cropland — Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 70th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Malawi?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Malawi was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 70th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.