Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 14th out of 177 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1549 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1602 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1655 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1923 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1872 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2139 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2196 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2201 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2257 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2217 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2323 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2227 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2296 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2402 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2408 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2413 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2466 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2522 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.263 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2365 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2683 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2737 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2896 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.332 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.332 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3532 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3643 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3643 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3802 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3919 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4032 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.409 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4149 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4208 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1325 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.177 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2033 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.198 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2259 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2314 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2466 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2657 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2365 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3002 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3449 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4056 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4325 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4437 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4385 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Haiti 0.4735 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 12 Hungary 0.4705 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 13 Uganda 0.4538 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 15 Gambia 0.4417 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4375 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 17 Tonga 0.4306 Square kilometres 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4455 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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 use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland 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.