Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Malawi

Arable land per capita in Malawi in 2023 — 0.1895 ha/person. Ranked 64 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 45.8%.

2023 0.1895 ha/person −2.54% vs 2022
World rank 64of 206
Period maximum 0.4169 ha/person1966
Period minimum 0.1895 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Malawi, 1961–20230.10.20.30.40.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3499 ha/person1963: 0.3717 ha/person1965: 0.415 ha/person1967: 0.3951 ha/person1969: 0.4092 ha/person1971: 0.4104 ha/person1973: 0.4097 ha/person1975: 0.3783 ha/person1977: 0.3562 ha/person1979: 0.34 ha/person1981: 0.3069 ha/person1983: 0.2836 ha/person1985: 0.269 ha/person1987: 0.2592 ha/person1989: 0.2398 ha/person1991: 0.2387 ha/person1993: 0.2236 ha/person1995: 0.2266 ha/person1997: 0.232 ha/person1999: 0.2444 ha/person2001: 0.2458 ha/person2003: 0.2463 ha/person2005: 0.2492 ha/person2007: 0.2431 ha/person2009: 0.2431 ha/person2011: 0.2293 ha/person2013: 0.2193 ha/person2015: 0.214 ha/person2017: 0.2088 ha/person2019: 0.2038 ha/person2021: 0.1995 ha/person2023: 0.1895 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1603 (−45.83%) Average annual rate: -0.98 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malawi 0.1895 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1895 −0.0049 −2.54%
2022 0.1945 −0.0051 −2.54%
2021 0.1995 −0.0019 −0.93%
2020 0.2014 −0.0024 −1.19%
2019 0.2038 −0.0025 −1.21%
2018 0.2063 −0.0025 −1.19%
2017 0.2088 −0.0026 −1.23%
2016 0.2114 −0.0026 −1.2%
2015 0.214 −0.0027 −1.23%
2014 0.2166 −0.0027 −1.23%
2013 0.2193 −0.0034 −1.55%
2012 0.2228 −0.0065 −2.83%
2011 0.2293 −0.0068 −2.87%
2010 0.2361 −0.0071 −2.9%
2009 0.2431 −0.0037 −1.51%
2008 0.2468 +0.0038 +1.55%
2007 0.2431 −0.007 −2.78%
2006 0.25 +0.0008 +0.32%
2005 0.2492 +0.0092 +3.85%
2004 0.24 −0.0063 −2.55%
2003 0.2463 +0.0064 +2.66%
2002 0.2399 −0.0059 −2.42%
2001 0.2458 +0.0028 +1.16%
2000 0.243 −0.0014 −0.56%
1999 0.2444 +0.0035 +1.45%
1998 0.2409 +0.0089 +3.85%
1997 0.232 +0.0001 +0.06%
1996 0.2318 +0.0052 +2.31%
1995 0.2266 +0.02 +9.68%
1994 0.2066 −0.0171 −7.63%
1993 0.2236 −0.0033 −1.45%
1992 0.2269 −0.0118 −4.94%
1991 0.2387 +0.003 +1.28%
1990 0.2357 −0.004 −1.69%
1989 0.2398 −0.0059 −2.39%
1988 0.2456 −0.0136 −5.26%
1987 0.2592 −0.0127 −4.66%
1986 0.2719 +0.0029 +1.08%
1985 0.269 −0.0106 −3.78%
1984 0.2796 −0.0041 −1.43%
1983 0.2836 −0.0262 −8.45%
1982 0.3098 +0.0029 +0.94%
1981 0.3069 +0.0037 +1.21%
1980 0.3032 −0.0368 −10.82%
1979 0.34 −0.0128 −3.63%
1978 0.3528 −0.0034 −0.94%
1977 0.3562 −0.0112 −3.06%
1976 0.3674 −0.0108 −2.87%
1975 0.3783 −0.0205 −5.13%
1974 0.3987 −0.0109 −2.67%
1973 0.4097 −0.0006 −0.15%
1972 0.4103 −0.0001 −0.02%
1971 0.4104 +0.022 +5.65%
1970 0.3884 −0.0207 −5.07%
1969 0.4092 +0.0011 +0.27%
1968 0.4081 +0.013 +3.29%
1967 0.3951 −0.0218 −5.23%
1966 0.4169 +0.0018 +0.45%
1965 0.415 +0.0398 +10.6%
1964 0.3753 +0.0035 +0.94%
1963 0.3717 +0.0039 +1.07%
1962 0.3678 +0.0179 +5.12%
1961 0.3499

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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