Malawi vs Tonga: Arable land

Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Tonga
0.1912 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
Tonga rank
62nd

Arable land over time

  • Malawi
  • Tonga
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1912 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

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

Malawi ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tonga Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3899 hectares per person 0.192 hectares per person 0.1979 hectares per person Malawi
1970s 0.3812 hectares per person 0.1817 hectares per person 0.1995 hectares per person Malawi
1980s 0.2769 hectares per person 0.1629 hectares per person 0.114 hectares per person Malawi
1990s 0.2307 hectares per person 0.1563 hectares per person 0.0744 hectares per person Malawi
2000s 0.2447 hectares per person 0.1473 hectares per person 0.0975 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.2169 hectares per person 0.1777 hectares per person 0.0392 hectares per person Malawi
2020s 0.1962 hectares per person 0.1901 hectares per person 0.0061 hectares per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Malawi or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1912 hectares per person against 0.1895 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Malawi and Tonga?
0.0017 hectares per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for arable land?
Malawi ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 62nd 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.