Malawi vs Uganda: Agricultural land per capita
Malawi
0.2867 hectares per capita
in 2023
Uganda
0.2963 hectares per capita
in 2023
Malawi rank
131st
Uganda rank
128th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2963 hectares per capita against 0.2867 hectares per capita in Malawi, a difference of 0.0096 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 131st and Uganda ranks 128th of 226 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8552 hectares per capita | 1.09 hectares per capita | 0.2337 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.7471 hectares per capita | 0.8919 hectares per capita | 0.1448 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.5376 hectares per capita | 0.7653 hectares per capita | 0.2277 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.423 hectares per capita | 0.5996 hectares per capita | 0.1766 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.4011 hectares per capita | 0.4826 hectares per capita | 0.0814 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3375 hectares per capita | 0.3891 hectares per capita | 0.0517 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2972 hectares per capita | 0.3098 hectares per capita | 0.0126 hectares per capita | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2963 hectares per capita against 0.2867 hectares per capita in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.0096 hectares per capita, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Malawi ranks 131st and Uganda ranks 128th 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.