Guinea vs Malawi: Arable and permanent cropland
Guinea
3.54 million hectares
in 2011
Malawi
3.73 million hectares
in 2011
Guinea rank
26th
Malawi rank
24th
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.73 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guinea, a difference of 190,000 hectares.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 52 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.63 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.43 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.23 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 721,000 hectares | Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | 38,000 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.54 million hectares | 3.73 million hectares | 190,000 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.73 million hectares against 3.54 million hectares in Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Guinea and Malawi?
- 190,000 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Guinea ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under