Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Permanent crops — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per capita in Malawi is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +42.1% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2016 | +32.7% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 99 Palestine, State of 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 100 Mali 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 102 Togo 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 104 Paraguay 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per capita in Malawi?
- Permanent crops — area, per capita in Malawi was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for permanent crops — area, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.