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

Malawi
0.0968 hectares per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0961 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
55th
Zimbabwe rank
57th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0968 hectares per person against 0.0961 hectares per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2459 hectares per person 0.3023 hectares per person 0.0563 hectares per person Zimbabwe
1970s 0.2326 hectares per person 0.2599 hectares per person 0.0273 hectares per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.1641 hectares per person 0.2168 hectares per person 0.0527 hectares per person Zimbabwe
1990s 0.1372 hectares per person 0.1584 hectares per person 0.0212 hectares per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.1325 hectares per person 0.1643 hectares per person 0.0318 hectares per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.1132 hectares per person 0.1138 hectares per person 0.0006 hectares per person Zimbabwe
2020s 0.1014 hectares per person 0.092 hectares per person 0.0094 hectares per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Malawi, at 0.0968 hectares per person against 0.0961 hectares per person in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.0007 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Malawi ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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.