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
05101520196119922023

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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,120 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.