Afghanistan vs Malawi: Arable land

Afghanistan
0.1893 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
65th
Malawi rank
64th

Arable land over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 64th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7756 hectares per person 0.3899 hectares per person 0.3857 hectares per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.631 hectares per person 0.3812 hectares per person 0.2498 hectares per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.6846 hectares per person 0.2769 hectares per person 0.4078 hectares per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.4981 hectares per person 0.2307 hectares per person 0.2674 hectares per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.3298 hectares per person 0.2447 hectares per person 0.0851 hectares per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.2365 hectares per person 0.2169 hectares per person 0.0196 hectares per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.1945 hectares per person 0.1962 hectares per person 0.0018 hectares per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1893 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.0002 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for arable land?
Afghanistan ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 64th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.