Malawi vs Sweden: Agricultural land use per person
Malawi
0.2688 hectares per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.283 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
123rd
Sweden rank
121st
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.283 hectares per person against 0.2688 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0142 hectares per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 121st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.64 hectares per person | 5.26 hectares per person | 3.63 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1100s | 1.64 hectares per person | 5.09 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1200s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.9 hectares per person | 3.26 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1300s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.69 hectares per person | 3.06 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1400s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.46 hectares per person | 2.83 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1500s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.2 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1600s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1700s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.54 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1710s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.5 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1720s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.46 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1730s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1740s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1750s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1760s | 1.59 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1770s | 1.54 hectares per person | 3.23 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1780s | 1.49 hectares per person | 3.18 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1790s | 1.45 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1800s | 1.41 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1820s | 1.33 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1830s | 1.29 hectares per person | 2.91 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1840s | 1.25 hectares per person | 2.84 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1850s | 1.22 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 1.18 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 1.15 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.12 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.09 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.06 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.04 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.01 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.9842 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.9072 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.9598 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 0.7408 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9086 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.3119 hectares per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.8612 hectares per person | 0.5106 hectares per person | 0.3506 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.7485 hectares per person | 0.4566 hectares per person | 0.2919 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5568 hectares per person | 0.4245 hectares per person | 0.1323 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.378 hectares per person | 0.0551 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.311 hectares per person | 0.0205 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2832 hectares per person | 0.2888 hectares per person | 0.0056 hectares per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Malawi or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.283 hectares per person against 0.2688 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Malawi and Sweden?
- 0.0142 hectares per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Sweden ranks 121st 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.