Malawi vs Paraguay: Cropland extent over the long-term
Malawi
4.37 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
4.83 million hectares
in 2025
Malawi rank
61st
Paraguay rank
58th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Malawi
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 4.83 million hectares against 4.37 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 465,420 hectares.
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 202 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 hectares | 11,365 hectares | 51,019 hectares | Malawi |
| 1100s | 74,860 hectares | 13,679 hectares | 61,181 hectares | Malawi |
| 1200s | 87,337 hectares | 16,006 hectares | 71,331 hectares | Malawi |
| 1300s | 99,814 hectares | 18,346 hectares | 81,467 hectares | Malawi |
| 1400s | 112,290 hectares | 20,700 hectares | 91,590 hectares | Malawi |
| 1500s | 124,767 hectares | 23,066 hectares | 101,700 hectares | Malawi |
| 1600s | 135,372 hectares | 23,133 hectares | 112,239 hectares | Malawi |
| 1700s | 145,977 hectares | 45,646 hectares | 100,331 hectares | Malawi |
| 1710s | 187,708 hectares | 53,827 hectares | 133,881 hectares | Malawi |
| 1720s | 229,438 hectares | 64,114 hectares | 165,324 hectares | Malawi |
| 1730s | 271,168 hectares | 77,119 hectares | 194,049 hectares | Malawi |
| 1740s | 312,898 hectares | 93,632 hectares | 219,266 hectares | Malawi |
| 1750s | 354,629 hectares | 114,668 hectares | 239,961 hectares | Malawi |
| 1760s | 396,359 hectares | 118,976 hectares | 277,383 hectares | Malawi |
| 1770s | 438,089 hectares | 123,254 hectares | 314,835 hectares | Malawi |
| 1780s | 479,820 hectares | 127,501 hectares | 352,319 hectares | Malawi |
| 1790s | 521,550 hectares | 131,713 hectares | 389,837 hectares | Malawi |
| 1800s | 563,280 hectares | 135,889 hectares | 427,391 hectares | Malawi |
| 1810s | 605,010 hectares | 153,577 hectares | 451,433 hectares | Malawi |
| 1820s | 646,741 hectares | 171,144 hectares | 475,597 hectares | Malawi |
| 1830s | 688,471 hectares | 188,582 hectares | 499,889 hectares | Malawi |
| 1840s | 730,201 hectares | 205,881 hectares | 524,320 hectares | Malawi |
| 1850s | 771,932 hectares | 223,030 hectares | 548,902 hectares | Malawi |
| 1860s | 768,185 hectares | 231,123 hectares | 537,062 hectares | Malawi |
| 1870s | 760,538 hectares | 239,102 hectares | 521,436 hectares | Malawi |
| 1880s | 749,102 hectares | 246,951 hectares | 502,151 hectares | Malawi |
| 1890s | 760,329 hectares | 254,650 hectares | 505,679 hectares | Malawi |
| 1900s | 730,457 hectares | 262,172 hectares | 468,285 hectares | Malawi |
| 1910s | 674,080 hectares | 336,699 hectares | 337,381 hectares | Malawi |
| 1920s | 647,597 hectares | 410,154 hectares | 237,443 hectares | Malawi |
| 1930s | 751,563 hectares | 482,259 hectares | 269,304 hectares | Malawi |
| 1940s | 863,664 hectares | 552,494 hectares | 311,170 hectares | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.17 million hectares | 691,013 hectares | 477,558 hectares | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.63 million hectares | 868,875 hectares | 763,961 hectares | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.07 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 905,400 hectares | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.18 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 199,050 hectares | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 84,102 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | 235,144 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 314,283 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 4.25 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 406,608 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Malawi or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 4.83 million hectares against 4.37 million hectares in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Malawi and Paraguay?
- 465,420 hectares, 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 extent over the long-term?
- Malawi ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 58th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 each separate country over time.