Cropland — Area per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 91st of 232 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.
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
- 91 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 94 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
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)
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 91st out of 232 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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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.