Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi
Malawi: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 1.7 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi stood at 1.7 %. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi peaked at 1.7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6 %, in 2000.
That places Malawi 67th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 0.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 % | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 % | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 % | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 % | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 % | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 % | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 % | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4 % | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5 % | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6 % | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7 % | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.76 % | 0.6 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 % | 1 % | 1.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 % | 1.6 % | 1.7 % | 2 |
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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 percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in Malawi was 1.7 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 % in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- Malawi ranks 67th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.