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Surface area — Malawi

Surface area in Malawi in 2023 — 118,480 km². Ranked 101 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 118,480 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 101of 215
Period maximum 118,480 km²1961
Period minimum 118,480 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Malawi, 1961–2023100,000110,000120,000130,000140,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 118,480 km²1963: 118,480 km²1965: 118,480 km²1967: 118,480 km²1969: 118,480 km²1971: 118,480 km²1973: 118,480 km²1975: 118,480 km²1977: 118,480 km²1979: 118,480 km²1981: 118,480 km²1983: 118,480 km²1985: 118,480 km²1987: 118,480 km²1989: 118,480 km²1991: 118,480 km²1993: 118,480 km²1995: 118,480 km²1997: 118,480 km²1999: 118,480 km²2001: 118,480 km²2003: 118,480 km²2005: 118,480 km²2007: 118,480 km²2009: 118,480 km²2011: 118,480 km²2013: 118,480 km²2015: 118,480 km²2017: 118,480 km²2019: 118,480 km²2021: 118,480 km²2023: 118,480 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malawi 118,480 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 118,480 +0 +0%
2022 118,480 +0 +0%
2021 118,480 +0 +0%
2020 118,480 +0 +0%
2019 118,480 +0 +0%
2018 118,480 +0 +0%
2017 118,480 +0 +0%
2016 118,480 +0 +0%
2015 118,480 +0 +0%
2014 118,480 +0 +0%
2013 118,480 +0 +0%
2012 118,480 +0 +0%
2011 118,480 +0 +0%
2010 118,480 +0 +0%
2009 118,480 +0 +0%
2008 118,480 +0 +0%
2007 118,480 +0 +0%
2006 118,480 +0 +0%
2005 118,480 +0 +0%
2004 118,480 +0 +0%
2003 118,480 +0 +0%
2002 118,480 +0 +0%
2001 118,480 +0 +0%
2000 118,480 +0 +0%
1999 118,480 +0 +0%
1998 118,480 +0 +0%
1997 118,480 +0 +0%
1996 118,480 +0 +0%
1995 118,480 +0 +0%
1994 118,480 +0 +0%
1993 118,480 +0 +0%
1992 118,480 +0 +0%
1991 118,480 +0 +0%
1990 118,480 +0 +0%
1989 118,480 +0 +0%
1988 118,480 +0 +0%
1987 118,480 +0 +0%
1986 118,480 +0 +0%
1985 118,480 +0 +0%
1984 118,480 +0 +0%
1983 118,480 +0 +0%
1982 118,480 +0 +0%
1981 118,480 +0 +0%
1980 118,480 +0 +0%
1979 118,480 +0 +0%
1978 118,480 +0 +0%
1977 118,480 +0 +0%
1976 118,480 +0 +0%
1975 118,480 +0 +0%
1974 118,480 +0 +0%
1973 118,480 +0 +0%
1972 118,480 +0 +0%
1971 118,480 +0 +0%
1970 118,480 +0 +0%
1969 118,480 +0 +0%
1968 118,480 +0 +0%
1967 118,480 +0 +0%
1966 118,480 +0 +0%
1965 118,480 +0 +0%
1964 118,480 +0 +0%
1963 118,480 +0 +0%
1962 118,480 +0 +0%
1961 118,480 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 1.14M TZ Tanzania 947,300 MZ Mozambique 799,380 ZM Zambia 752,610 SS South Sudan 646,883 SO Somalia 637,660 KE Kenya 591,969 MG Madagascar 587,295 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 UG Uganda 241,550 ER Eritrea 121,766 MW Malawi 118,480 BI Burundi 27,830 RW Rwanda 26,338 DJ Djibouti 23,200 MU Mauritius 2,010 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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