What is cropland — area per capita in Malawi?

Cropland — area per capita in Malawi was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 0.43 ha/cap in 1965.

What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2 ha/cap in 2023.

How does Malawi rank for cropland — area per capita?

Malawi ranks 99th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.

Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland — Area per capita in Malawi

Name: Cropland — Area per capita in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malawi: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2 ha/cap

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

99th

of 250 countries

All-time high

0.43 ha/cap

in 1965

All-time low

0.2 ha/cap

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.2 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.43 ha/cap in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2 ha/cap, in 2023.

Malawi ranks 99th of 250 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

Annual values for Cropland — Area per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2024.
Year	ha/cap	Change
1961	0.37 ha/cap	—
1962	0.38 ha/cap	+2.7%
1963	0.39 ha/cap	+2.6%
1964	0.39 ha/cap	+0.0%
1965	0.43 ha/cap	+10.3%
1966	0.43 ha/cap	+0.0%
1967	0.41 ha/cap	-4.7%
1968	0.42 ha/cap	+2.4%
1969	0.42 ha/cap	+0.0%
1970	0.4 ha/cap	-4.8%
1971	0.42 ha/cap	+5.0%
1972	0.42 ha/cap	+0.0%
1973	0.42 ha/cap	+0.0%
1974	0.41 ha/cap	-2.4%
1975	0.39 ha/cap	-4.9%
1976	0.38 ha/cap	-2.6%
1977	0.37 ha/cap	-2.6%
1978	0.37 ha/cap	+0.0%
1979	0.35 ha/cap	-5.4%
1980	0.32 ha/cap	-8.6%
1981	0.32 ha/cap	+0.0%
1982	0.32 ha/cap	+0.0%
1983	0.3 ha/cap	-6.3%
1984	0.29 ha/cap	-3.3%
1985	0.28 ha/cap	-3.4%
1986	0.29 ha/cap	+3.6%
1987	0.27 ha/cap	-6.9%
1988	0.26 ha/cap	-3.7%
1989	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
1990	0.25 ha/cap	+0.0%
1991	0.25 ha/cap	+0.0%
1992	0.24 ha/cap	-4.0%
1993	0.24 ha/cap	+0.0%
1994	0.22 ha/cap	-8.3%
1995	0.24 ha/cap	+9.1%
1996	0.24 ha/cap	+0.0%
1997	0.24 ha/cap	+0.0%
1998	0.25 ha/cap	+4.2%
1999	0.26 ha/cap	+4.0%
2000	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
2001	0.26 ha/cap	+4.0%
2002	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
2003	0.26 ha/cap	+4.0%
2004	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
2005	0.26 ha/cap	+4.0%
2006	0.26 ha/cap	+0.0%
2007	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
2008	0.26 ha/cap	+4.0%
2009	0.25 ha/cap	-3.8%
2010	0.24 ha/cap	-4.0%
2011	0.24 ha/cap	+0.0%
2012	0.23 ha/cap	-4.2%
2013	0.23 ha/cap	+0.0%
2014	0.23 ha/cap	+0.0%
2015	0.23 ha/cap	+0.0%
2016	0.23 ha/cap	+0.0%
2017	0.22 ha/cap	-4.3%
2018	0.22 ha/cap	+0.0%
2019	0.22 ha/cap	+0.0%
2020	0.22 ha/cap	+0.0%
2021	0.21 ha/cap	-4.5%
2022	0.21 ha/cap	+0.0%
2023	0.2 ha/cap	-4.8%
2024	0.2 ha/cap	+0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0.2 ha/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Malawi's 0.2 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4044 ha/cap	0.37 ha/cap	0.43 ha/cap	9
1970s	0.393 ha/cap	0.35 ha/cap	0.42 ha/cap	10
1980s	0.29 ha/cap	0.25 ha/cap	0.32 ha/cap	10
1990s	0.243 ha/cap	0.22 ha/cap	0.26 ha/cap	10
2000s	0.255 ha/cap	0.25 ha/cap	0.26 ha/cap	10
2010s	0.229 ha/cap	0.22 ha/cap	0.24 ha/cap	10
2020s	0.208 ha/cap	0.2 ha/cap	0.22 ha/cap	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

99 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
99 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
102 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
102 South Africa 0.19 ha/cap compare

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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)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Malawi?: Cropland — area per capita in Malawi was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.43 ha/cap in 1965.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2 ha/cap in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for cropland — area per capita?: Malawi ranks 99th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland — Area per capita
Unit: ha/cap
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.