Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2014 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 57 Malta 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Albania 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Seychelles 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cyprus 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Cambodia 0.0028 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.