Agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2867 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2867 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.8796 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 hectares per person, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 209 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.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8612 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.867 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8589 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8506 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8796 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8702 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8378 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8404 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.831 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8118 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8015 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7908 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7702 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7395 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7187 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6972 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6829 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6585 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6113 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6031 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5945 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5587 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5441 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5256 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5192 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4956 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4701 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4539 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4419 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4388 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4213 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4152 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4004 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4217 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4231 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4194 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4244 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4236 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.418 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4166 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4088 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3984 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4034 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4004 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3893 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3889 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.381 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3699 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3593 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3492 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.34 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.334 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3282 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3225 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.317 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3116 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3063 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3018 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2941 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2867 hectares per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8552 hectares per person | 0.831 hectares per person | 0.8796 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7471 hectares per person | 0.6585 hectares per person | 0.8118 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5376 hectares per person | 0.4539 hectares per person | 0.6113 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.423 hectares per person | 0.4004 hectares per person | 0.4419 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4011 hectares per person | 0.381 hectares per person | 0.418 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3375 hectares per person | 0.3116 hectares per person | 0.3699 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2972 hectares per person | 0.2867 hectares per person | 0.3063 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Malawi was 0.2867 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8796 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.