Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 68th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 65 Costa Rica 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Tajikistan 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Spain 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 France 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Slovenia 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Burundi 0.0186 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.