Malawi vs Tanzania: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Malawi
0.0968 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0979 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
55th
Tanzania rank
54th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0979 hectares per person against 0.0968 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.

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

Malawi ranks 55th and Tanzania ranks 54th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2459 hectares per person 0.1304 hectares per person 0.1155 hectares per person Malawi
1970s 0.2326 hectares per person 0.133 hectares per person 0.0996 hectares per person Malawi
1980s 0.1641 hectares per person 0.1257 hectares per person 0.0384 hectares per person Malawi
1990s 0.1372 hectares per person 0.1005 hectares per person 0.0368 hectares per person Malawi
2000s 0.1325 hectares per person 0.1082 hectares per person 0.0242 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.1132 hectares per person 0.1167 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person Tanzania
2020s 0.1014 hectares per person 0.1049 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0979 hectares per person against 0.0968 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.0011 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Malawi ranks 55th and Tanzania ranks 54th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.