Indonesia vs Malawi: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Indonesia
7.3%
in 2023
Malawi
9.1%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
28th
Malawi rank
25th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Indonesia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.1% against 7.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Indonesia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 25th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 12.3% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 3.0% | 11.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 17.3% | 7.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 11.3% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 9.7% | 1.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Indonesia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 9.1% against 7.3% in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Indonesia and Malawi?
- 1.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Indonesia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 25th of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.