Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi
Malawi: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 207.34 Square kilometres in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 207.34 Square kilometres for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,295.4% on the previous year and up 7,874.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi peaked at 207.34 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4 Square kilometres, in 2012.
That places Malawi 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 Square kilometres | +166.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9 Square kilometres | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 8.2 Square kilometres | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7 Square kilometres | -79.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4 Square kilometres | -76.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6 Square kilometres | +550.0% |
| 2014 | 1 Square kilometres | -61.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1 Square kilometres | +110.0% |
| 2016 | 122.4 Square kilometres | +5728.6% |
| 2017 | 122.3 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 124 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 122.9 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.32 Square kilometres | -98.1% |
| 2021 | 3.24 Square kilometres | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 3.24 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 207.34 Square kilometres | +6295.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.38 Square kilometres | 3 Square kilometres | 9.9 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.76 Square kilometres | 0.4 Square kilometres | 124 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.04 Square kilometres | 2.32 Square kilometres | 207.34 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 270.25 Square kilometres compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 234.1 Square kilometres compare
- 69 Mali 212.76 Square kilometres compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 191.14 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Japan 188.37 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Taiwan, China 175.61 Square kilometres 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 2,216 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 2,462 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Malawi was 207.34 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 207.34 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 Square kilometres in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Malawi ranks 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,874.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata