Malawi vs Syria: Arable land

Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Syria
0.1865 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
Syria rank
67th

Arable land over time

  • Malawi
  • Syria
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1865 hectares per person in Syria, a difference of 0.003 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.

Malawi ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3899 hectares per person 1.12 hectares per person 0.7266 hectares per person Syria
1970s 0.3812 hectares per person 0.7341 hectares per person 0.3528 hectares per person Syria
1980s 0.2769 hectares per person 0.4886 hectares per person 0.2117 hectares per person Syria
1990s 0.2307 hectares per person 0.334 hectares per person 0.1032 hectares per person Syria
2000s 0.2447 hectares per person 0.2468 hectares per person 0.0021 hectares per person Syria
2010s 0.2169 hectares per person 0.2255 hectares per person 0.0087 hectares per person Syria
2020s 0.1962 hectares per person 0.2033 hectares per person 0.0071 hectares per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Malawi or Syria?
Malawi, at 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1865 hectares per person in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Malawi and Syria?
0.003 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Syria rank globally for arable land?
Malawi ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th 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.