Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi

Malawi: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 30.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30.17 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 202 countries
All-time high
57.5 %
in 1961
All-time low
30.17 %
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi, 1961–2024

0204060196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 30.17 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Malawi peaked at 57.5 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.17 %, in 2021.

Malawi ranks 136th of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.6 % 48.98 % 57.5 % 9
1970s 47.12 % 46.35 % 49.64 % 10
1980s 45.78 % 44.18 % 48.04 % 10
1990s 42.48 % 39.53 % 45.21 % 10
2000s 36.37 % 33.76 % 39.12 % 10
2010s 32.51 % 30.9 % 33.76 % 10
2020s 30.24 % 30.17 % 30.5 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Malawi?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Malawi was 30.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 57.5 % in 1961.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 30.17 % in 2021.
How does Malawi rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Malawi ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.