Gambia vs Malawi: Cropland per person over the long-term
Gambia
0.1868 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.1888 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
85th
Malawi rank
83rd
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1888 hectares per person against 0.1868 hectares per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 34 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.16 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 2.08 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 2 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 1.91 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 1.56 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.997 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.9775 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.9575 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.9367 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.9153 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.8932 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.8702 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.8463 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.8215 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.7955 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.7683 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.7397 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.7095 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.6775 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 0.9928 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.6433 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.9562 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.6067 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.9164 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.5669 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.8729 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.5234 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.8246 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.4751 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.4203 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 0.7059 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.3564 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 0.6276 hectares per person | 0.3495 hectares per person | 0.2782 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.4521 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 0.0905 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.3201 hectares per person | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.0838 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3099 hectares per person | 0.3955 hectares per person | 0.0856 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.257 hectares per person | 0.3014 hectares per person | 0.0444 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.2491 hectares per person | 0.0632 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.2514 hectares per person | 0.0425 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.236 hectares per person | 0.2231 hectares per person | 0.0129 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1955 hectares per person | 0.1972 hectares per person | 0.0017 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1888 hectares per person against 0.1868 hectares per person in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Gambia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.