Malawi vs Paraguay: Cropland use over the long term

Malawi
4.37 million
in 2025
Paraguay
4.83 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
61st
Paraguay rank
58th

Cropland use over the long term over time

  • Malawi
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 4.83 million against 4.37 million in Malawi, a difference of 465,420.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 58th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 36 and Paraguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Paraguay Difference Ahead
1000s 62,384 11,365 51,019 Malawi
1100s 74,860 13,679 61,181 Malawi
1200s 87,337 16,006 71,331 Malawi
1300s 99,814 18,346 81,467 Malawi
1400s 112,290 20,700 91,590 Malawi
1500s 124,767 23,066 101,700 Malawi
1600s 135,372 23,133 112,239 Malawi
1700s 145,977 45,646 100,331 Malawi
1710s 187,708 53,827 133,881 Malawi
1720s 229,438 64,114 165,324 Malawi
1730s 271,168 77,119 194,049 Malawi
1740s 312,898 93,632 219,266 Malawi
1750s 354,629 114,668 239,961 Malawi
1760s 396,359 118,976 277,383 Malawi
1770s 438,089 123,254 314,835 Malawi
1780s 479,820 127,501 352,319 Malawi
1790s 521,550 131,713 389,837 Malawi
1800s 563,280 135,889 427,391 Malawi
1810s 605,010 153,577 451,433 Malawi
1820s 646,741 171,144 475,597 Malawi
1830s 688,471 188,582 499,889 Malawi
1840s 730,201 205,881 524,320 Malawi
1850s 771,932 223,030 548,902 Malawi
1860s 768,185 231,123 537,062 Malawi
1870s 760,538 239,102 521,436 Malawi
1880s 749,102 246,951 502,151 Malawi
1890s 760,329 254,650 505,679 Malawi
1900s 730,457 262,172 468,285 Malawi
1910s 674,080 336,699 337,381 Malawi
1920s 647,597 410,154 237,443 Malawi
1930s 751,563 482,259 269,304 Malawi
1940s 863,664 552,494 311,170 Malawi
1950s 1.17 million 691,013 477,558 Malawi
1960s 1.63 million 868,875 763,961 Malawi
1970s 2.07 million 1.16 million 905,400 Malawi
1980s 2.18 million 1.98 million 199,050 Malawi
1990s 2.50 million 2.59 million 84,102 Paraguay
2000s 3.25 million 3.49 million 235,144 Paraguay
2010s 3.82 million 4.14 million 314,283 Paraguay
2020s 4.25 million 4.65 million 406,608 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Malawi or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 4.83 million against 4.37 million in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Malawi and Paraguay?
465,420, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for cropland use over the long term?
Malawi ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed