Agricultural area per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Agricultural area per capita was 0.2867 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2867
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
130th
of 225 countries
All-time high
0.8796
in 1965
All-time low
0.2867
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2867 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.8796 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2867, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 130th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8552 | 0.831 | 0.8796 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7471 | 0.6585 | 0.8118 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5376 | 0.4539 | 0.6113 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.423 | 0.4004 | 0.4419 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4011 | 0.381 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3375 | 0.3116 | 0.3699 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2972 | 0.2867 | 0.3063 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.86 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Malawi?
- Agricultural area per capita in Malawi was 0.2867 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8796 in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Malawi ranks 130th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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