Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Malawi
Malawi: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 1,850 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Malawi is 1,850 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Malawi peaked at 1,850 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,840 1000 ha, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 101st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,840 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,850 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,533 1000 ha, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,850 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,716 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,845 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Malawi?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Malawi was 1,850 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,850 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,840 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.