Malawi vs Malaysia: Agricultural land use per person
Malawi
0.2688 hectares per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2445 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
123rd
Malaysia rank
126th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2688 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0243 hectares per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3698 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1100s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3686 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1200s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3674 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1300s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3663 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1400s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3654 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1500s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1600s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1700s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1710s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1720s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1730s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3616 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1740s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1750s | 1.64 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1760s | 1.59 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1770s | 1.54 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1780s | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.3572 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1790s | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.3565 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1800s | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.3546 hectares per person | 0.972 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.3552 hectares per person | 0.9339 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.354 hectares per person | 0.8989 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.8649 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1860s | 1.18 hectares per person | 0.3525 hectares per person | 0.8323 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1870s | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.3517 hectares per person | 0.8009 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1880s | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.7709 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1890s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.4568 hectares per person | 0.6353 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.6085 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.4936 hectares per person | 0.5424 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1920s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.5972 hectares per person | 0.4124 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.9842 hectares per person | 0.4865 hectares per person | 0.4977 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.9598 hectares per person | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.5013 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.9086 hectares per person | 0.4692 hectares per person | 0.4394 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.8612 hectares per person | 0.3629 hectares per person | 0.4983 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.7485 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.393 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5568 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.2014 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.3381 hectares per person | 0.0949 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.1195 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.2692 hectares per person | 0.0623 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2832 hectares per person | 0.2522 hectares per person | 0.031 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malawi, at 0.2688 hectares per person against 0.2445 hectares per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.0243 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 126th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.