Malawi vs Uganda: Agricultural land use per person
Malawi
0.2688 hectares per person
in 2025
Uganda
0.2735 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
123rd
Uganda rank
122nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2735 hectares per person against 0.2688 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0047 hectares per person.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.91 hectares per person | 3.27 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1100s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | 3.12 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1200s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1300s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1400s | 1.64 hectares per person | 4.2 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1500s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.98 hectares per person | 2.34 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1600s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.71 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1700s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.4 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1710s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1720s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1730s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1740s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1750s | 1.64 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1760s | 1.59 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1770s | 1.54 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1780s | 1.49 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1790s | 1.45 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1800s | 1.41 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 2.94 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1820s | 1.33 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1830s | 1.29 hectares per person | 2.83 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1840s | 1.25 hectares per person | 2.78 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1850s | 1.22 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1860s | 1.18 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1870s | 1.15 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1880s | 1.12 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1890s | 1.09 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1900s | 1.06 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | 1.04 hectares per person | 2.25 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 1.01 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.9842 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.9598 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | 0.9066 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.9086 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 0.6253 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.8612 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.3554 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.7485 hectares per person | 0.9661 hectares per person | 0.2176 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.5568 hectares per person | 0.7886 hectares per person | 0.2318 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.433 hectares per person | 0.6024 hectares per person | 0.1694 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.4737 hectares per person | 0.0783 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.0421 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2832 hectares per person | 0.2944 hectares per person | 0.0112 hectares per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2735 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 Uganda?
- 0.0047 hectares per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 122nd 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.