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

Latest (2024)
19.62 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19.62 %
in 1995
All-time low
19.52 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Malawi, 1961–2024

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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 85th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 82 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare
  2. 83 Tajikistan 20.44 % compare
  3. 84 Spain 19.78 % compare
  4. 86 France 19.38 % compare
  5. 87 Belgium-Luxembourg 19.13 % compare
  6. 88 Türkiye 18.99 % compare

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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 85th out of 220 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
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.