Grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi
Malawi: Grazing land use over the long-term was 1.85 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.85 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
88th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.92 million hectares
in 1850
All-time low
229,530 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi stood at 1.85 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi peaked at 1.92 million hectares in 1850 and was at its lowest, 229,530 hectares, in 1000.
Malawi ranks 88th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 229,530 hectares | 229,530 hectares | 229,530 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 275,436 hectares | 275,436 hectares | 275,436 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 321,342 hectares | 321,342 hectares | 321,342 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 367,247 hectares | 367,247 hectares | 367,247 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 413,153 hectares | 413,153 hectares | 413,153 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 459,059 hectares | 459,059 hectares | 459,059 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 498,079 hectares | 498,079 hectares | 498,079 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 537,099 hectares | 537,099 hectares | 537,099 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 690,639 hectares | 690,639 hectares | 690,639 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 844,179 hectares | 844,179 hectares | 844,179 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 997,719 hectares | 997,719 hectares | 997,719 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.57 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.75 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.62 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.37 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.51 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.78 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8785 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7527 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Malawi was 1.85 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million hectares in 1850.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 229,530 hectares in 1000.
- How does Malawi rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.