Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Malawi

Agricultural land in Malawi in 2023 — 60,500 km². Ranked 82 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 89.1%.

2023 60,500 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 82of 209
Period maximum 60,500 km²2021
Period minimum 32,000 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Malawi, 1961–202330,00040,00050,00060,00070,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 32,000 km²1963: 33,500 km²1965: 36,030 km²1967: 36,050 km²1969: 37,570 km²1971: 38,570 km²1973: 39,570 km²1975: 39,100 km²1977: 39,150 km²1979: 39,700 km²1981: 39,300 km²1983: 39,400 km²1985: 40,050 km²1987: 41,100 km²1989: 41,650 km²1991: 43,200 km²1993: 42,700 km²1995: 42,800 km²1997: 44,300 km²1999: 46,800 km²2001: 48,300 km²2003: 49,800 km²2005: 51,800 km²2007: 52,850 km²2009: 54,850 km²2011: 54,850 km²2013: 55,450 km²2015: 57,060 km²2017: 58,170 km²2019: 59,280 km²2021: 60,500 km²2023: 60,500 km²
Change over the period: +28,500 (+89.06%) Average annual rate: 1.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 60,500 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 60,500 +0 +0%
2022 60,500 +0 +0%
2021 60,500 +660 +1.1%
2020 59,840 +560 +0.94%
2019 59,280 +550 +0.94%
2018 58,730 +560 +0.96%
2017 58,170 +550 +0.95%
2016 57,620 +560 +0.98%
2015 57,060 +550 +0.97%
2014 56,510 +1,060 +1.91%
2013 55,450 +600 +1.09%
2012 54,850 +0 +0%
2011 54,850 +0 +0%
2010 54,850 +0 +0%
2009 54,850 +500 +0.92%
2008 54,350 +1,500 +2.84%
2007 52,850 +0 +0%
2006 52,850 +1,050 +2.03%
2005 51,800 +2,000 +4.02%
2004 49,800 +0 +0%
2003 49,800 +1,500 +3.11%
2002 48,300 +0 +0%
2001 48,300 +1,000 +2.11%
2000 47,300 +500 +1.07%
1999 46,800 +1,000 +2.18%
1998 45,800 +1,500 +3.39%
1997 44,300 +500 +1.14%
1996 43,800 +1,000 +2.34%
1995 42,800 +2,100 +5.16%
1994 40,700 −2,000 −4.68%
1993 42,700 +0 +0%
1992 42,700 −500 −1.16%
1991 43,200 +1,020 +2.42%
1990 42,180 +530 +1.27%
1989 41,650 +500 +1.22%
1988 41,150 +50 +0.12%
1987 41,100 +50 +0.12%
1986 41,050 +1,000 +2.5%
1985 40,050 +150 +0.38%
1984 39,900 +500 +1.27%
1983 39,400 −900 −2.23%
1982 40,300 +1,000 +2.54%
1981 39,300 +1,000 +2.61%
1980 38,300 −1,400 −3.53%
1979 39,700 +20 +0.05%
1978 39,680 +530 +1.35%
1977 39,150 +30 +0.08%
1976 39,120 +20 +0.05%
1975 39,100 −500 −1.26%
1974 39,600 +30 +0.08%
1973 39,570 +500 +1.28%
1972 39,070 +500 +1.3%
1971 38,570 +1,500 +4.05%
1970 37,070 −500 −1.33%
1969 37,570 +500 +1.35%
1968 37,070 +1,020 +2.83%
1967 36,050 −480 −1.31%
1966 36,530 +500 +1.39%
1965 36,030 +2,030 +5.97%
1964 34,000 +500 +1.49%
1963 33,500 +500 +1.52%
1962 33,000 +1,000 +3.13%
1961 32,000

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.