Malawi vs Peru: Arable land

Malawi
4.00 million hectares
in 2023
Peru
3.92 million hectares
in 2023
Malawi rank
59th
Peru rank
60th

Arable land over time

  • Malawi
  • Peru
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.00 million hectares against 3.92 million hectares in Peru, a difference of 81,570 hectares.

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

Malawi ranks 59th and Peru ranks 60th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 1.61 million hectares 2.44 million hectares 831,611 hectares Peru
1970s 2.00 million hectares 3.18 million hectares 1.18 million hectares Peru
1980s 2.08 million hectares 3.81 million hectares 1.73 million hectares Peru
1990s 2.38 million hectares 4.22 million hectares 1.85 million hectares Peru
2000s 3.12 million hectares 4.06 million hectares 939,582 hectares Peru
2010s 3.65 million hectares 3.81 million hectares 164,537 hectares Peru
2020s 3.98 million hectares 4.02 million hectares 32,105 hectares Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Malawi or Peru?
Malawi, at 4.00 million hectares against 3.92 million hectares in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Malawi and Peru?
81,570 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for arable land?
Malawi ranks 59th and Peru ranks 60th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.