Malawi vs Sweden: Agricultural land per capita
Malawi
0.2867 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sweden
0.2826 hectares per capita
in 2023
Malawi rank
131st
Sweden rank
133rd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2867 hectares per capita against 0.2826 hectares per capita in Sweden, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd of 226 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8552 hectares per capita | 0.5066 hectares per capita | 0.3486 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.7471 hectares per capita | 0.4563 hectares per capita | 0.2908 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5376 hectares per capita | 0.4252 hectares per capita | 0.1124 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.423 hectares per capita | 0.3779 hectares per capita | 0.0451 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.4011 hectares per capita | 0.3436 hectares per capita | 0.0575 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3375 hectares per capita | 0.31 hectares per capita | 0.0275 hectares per capita | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2972 hectares per capita | 0.2867 hectares per capita | 0.0105 hectares per capita | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Malawi or Sweden?
- Malawi, at 0.2867 hectares per capita against 0.2826 hectares per capita in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Malawi and Sweden?
- 0.0041 hectares per capita, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Malawi ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.