Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Malawi

Arable land share in Malawi in 2023 — 42.43%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 28.64 pp.

2023 42.43% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 206
Period maximum 42.43%2021
Period minimum 13.79%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Malawi, 1961–2023020406019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13.79%1963: 15.38%1965: 18.03%1967: 18.03%1969: 19.62%1971: 20.68%1973: 21.74%1975: 21.21%1977: 21.21%1979: 21.74%1981: 21.21%1983: 21.21%1985: 21.74%1987: 22.8%1989: 23.33%1991: 24.93%1993: 24.4%1995: 24.4%1997: 25.99%1999: 28.64%2001: 30.23%2003: 31.82%2005: 33.94%2007: 35%2009: 37.12%2011: 37.12%2013: 37.6%2015: 38.78%2017: 39.96%2019: 41.13%2021: 42.43%2023: 42.43%
Change over the period: +28.64 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Malawi 42.43%
World 10.67%
Eastern Africa computed 10.34%
Low-income countries computed 9.61%
Arable land share — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 42.43 +0 pp
2022 42.43 +0 pp
2021 42.43 +0.7 pp
2020 41.73 +0.59 pp
2019 41.13 +0.58 pp
2018 40.55 +0.59 pp
2017 39.96 +0.58 pp
2016 39.37 +0.59 pp
2015 38.78 +0.58 pp
2014 38.19 +0.59 pp
2013 37.6 +0.48 pp
2012 37.12 +0 pp
2011 37.12 +0 pp
2010 37.12 +0 pp
2009 37.12 +0.53 pp
2008 36.59 +1.59 pp
2007 35 +0 pp
2006 35 +1.06 pp
2005 33.94 +2.12 pp
2004 31.82 +0 pp
2003 31.82 +1.59 pp
2002 30.23 +0 pp
2001 30.23 +1.06 pp
2000 29.17 +0.53 pp
1999 28.64 +1.06 pp
1998 27.58 +1.59 pp
1997 25.99 +0.53 pp
1996 25.46 +1.06 pp
1995 24.4 +2.12 pp
1994 22.27 −2.12 pp
1993 24.4 +0 pp
1992 24.4 −0.53 pp
1991 24.93 +1.06 pp
1990 23.87 +0.53 pp
1989 23.33 +0.53 pp
1988 22.8 +0 pp
1987 22.8 +0 pp
1986 22.8 +1.06 pp
1985 21.74 +0 pp
1984 21.74 +0.53 pp
1983 21.21 −1.06 pp
1982 22.27 +1.06 pp
1981 21.21 +1.06 pp
1980 20.15 −1.59 pp
1979 21.74 +0 pp
1978 21.74 +0.53 pp
1977 21.21 +0 pp
1976 21.21 +0 pp
1975 21.21 −0.53 pp
1974 21.74 +0 pp
1973 21.74 +0.53 pp
1972 21.21 +0.53 pp
1971 20.68 +1.59 pp
1970 19.09 −0.53 pp
1969 19.62 +0.53 pp
1968 19.09 +1.06 pp
1967 18.03 −0.53 pp
1966 18.56 +0.53 pp
1965 18.03 +2.12 pp
1964 15.91 +0.53 pp
1963 15.38 +0.53 pp
1962 14.85 +1.06 pp
1961 13.79

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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