Which has higher cropland area, Egypt or Malawi?

Malawi, at 4.20 million against 4.06 million in Egypt as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt

4.06 million

in 2023

Malawi

4.20 million

in 2023

Egypt rank

65th

Malawi rank

62nd

Malawi currently reports 4.20 million against 4.06 million in Egypt, a difference of 142,000.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Decade	Egypt	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.66 million	1.67 million	993,667	Egypt
1970s	2.74 million	2.07 million	676,200	Egypt
1980s	2.50 million	2.18 million	319,424	Egypt
1990s	3.08 million	2.50 million	571,412	Egypt
2000s	3.48 million	3.25 million	224,500	Egypt
2010s	3.76 million	3.82 million	65,822	Malawi
2020s	4.03 million	4.18 million	154,000	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Egypt or Malawi?: Malawi, at 4.20 million against 4.06 million in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Egypt and Malawi?: 142,000, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for cropland area?: Egypt ranks 65th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.