Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
65th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 65th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 62 Bahrain 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Uruguay 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Cambodia 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Chile 0.0015 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 38.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.2437 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -7.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 65th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.