Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Malawi
Malawi: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 3.67 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.67 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malawi peaked at 3.67 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.06 %, in 1964.
That places Malawi 142nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1089 % | 0.06 % | 0.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.547 % | 0.21 % | 0.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.834 % | 0.79 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 % | 0.81 % | 1.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 % | 1.85 % | 2.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 % | 2.4 % | 3.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.63 % | 3.49 % | 3.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 139 Guam 3.88 % compare
- 140 Kenya 3.77 % compare
- 141 French Polynesia 3.69 % compare
- 143 Russian Federation 3.48 % compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 3.28 % compare
- 145 Canada 3.19 % compare
More environment data for Malawi
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malawi?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Malawi was 3.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 % in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Malawi ranks 142nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.