Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Malawi
Malawi: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 19.62 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Malawi stood at 19.62 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Malawi peaked at 19.62 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.52 %, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 91st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.52 % | — |
| 1962 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.62 % | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.62 % | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 19.62 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.48 %, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 19.62 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 19.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.57 % | 19.52 % | 19.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 19.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 88 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare
- 89 Tajikistan 20.44 % compare
- 90 Spain 19.78 % compare
- 92 France 19.38 % compare
- 93 Belgium-Luxembourg 19.13 % compare
- 94 Türkiye 18.99 % compare
- 94 Turkey 18.99 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Malawi?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Malawi was 19.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 % in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Malawi ranks 91st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.