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 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
| 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 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,306 1000 USD (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 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
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.