Malawi vs South Africa: Arable land (hectares), per capita
Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.1898 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
South Africa rank
63rd
Arable land (hectares), per capita over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1898 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3899 hectares per person | 0.638 hectares per person | 0.2481 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3812 hectares per person | 0.487 hectares per person | 0.1058 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2769 hectares per person | 0.364 hectares per person | 0.0871 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.3046 hectares per person | 0.0739 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2681 hectares per person | 0.0233 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1962 hectares per person | 0.1939 hectares per person | 0.0024 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, Malawi or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1898 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between Malawi and South Africa?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.