Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 12 Nigeria 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Haiti 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Hungary 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Tonga 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Thailand 0.0422 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.