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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi, 1961–2024
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 156th of 237 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.5 % | — |
| 1962 | 55.76 % | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 54.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 54.12 % | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 51.07 % | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 50.37 % | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 51.04 % | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 49.64 % | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 48.98 % | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 49.64 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 47.71 % | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 47.09 % | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 46.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 46.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.06 % | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 47.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 47 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 46.37 % | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 46.35 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.04 % | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 46.82 % | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 45.66 % | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 46.7 % | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 46.12 % | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 45.94 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.82 % | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 44.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 44.18 % | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 43.62 % | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.59 % | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 43.09 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 43.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.21 % | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 43.23 % | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 42.24 % | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.77 % | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 40.4 % | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 39.53 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 39.12 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 38.31 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 38.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.15 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 37.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.72 % | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 35.04 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.07 % | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 33.76 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.13 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 32.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 32.48 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.79 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.19 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.17 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.17 % | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 30.17 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.74 %, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 30.17 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 156th out of 237 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
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.