Malawi vs Rwanda: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre

Malawi
21.68 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
21.38 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
15th
Rwanda rank
18th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
5101520196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 21.68 hectares per square kilometre against 21.38 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3 hectares per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 181 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 10.74 hectares per square kilometre 6.29 hectares per square kilometre 4.45 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 12.89 hectares per square kilometre 8.49 hectares per square kilometre 4.4 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 13.07 hectares per square kilometre 10.14 hectares per square kilometre 2.93 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 14.96 hectares per square kilometre 7.92 hectares per square kilometre 7.03 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 17.84 hectares per square kilometre 13.02 hectares per square kilometre 4.82 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 20.16 hectares per square kilometre 17.56 hectares per square kilometre 2.6 hectares per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 21.83 hectares per square kilometre 21.33 hectares per square kilometre 0.5023 hectares per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 21.68 hectares per square kilometre against 21.38 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.3 hectares per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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