Malawi vs Rwanda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Malawi
18.99 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
12.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
5th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.99 ha per square kilometre against 12.92 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 6.07 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 150 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 | 9.73 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 8.23 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 11.37 ha per square kilometre | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 8.86 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 12.32 ha per square kilometre | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 9.21 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.71 ha per square kilometre | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 10.92 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 16.15 ha per square kilometre | 4.75 ha per square kilometre | 11.39 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.92 ha per square kilometre | 10.33 ha per square kilometre | 7.59 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19.16 ha per square kilometre | 12.47 ha per square kilometre | 6.69 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, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 18.99 ha per square kilometre against 12.92 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 6.07 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 5th 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.