Benin vs Malawi: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Benin
18.41 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
18.99 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
3rd
Malawi rank
2nd
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.99 ha per square kilometre against 18.41 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.58 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 2nd of 150 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 9.73 ha per square kilometre | 6.24 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 11.37 ha per square kilometre | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.93 ha per square kilometre | 12.32 ha per square kilometre | 8.4 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | 13.71 ha per square kilometre | 9.12 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | 16.15 ha per square kilometre | 9.74 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.21 ha per square kilometre | 17.92 ha per square kilometre | 8.71 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 13.49 ha per square kilometre | 19.16 ha per square kilometre | 5.67 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.99 ha per square kilometre against 18.41 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.58 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 2nd of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.