Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1965 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1965 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.4319 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1965 hectares per person, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 71st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.362 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.366 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3836 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3871 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3903 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4304 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4319 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4102 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4233 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.424 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4029 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4245 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.424 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4231 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4123 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3915 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3806 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3695 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3663 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3533 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3176 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3207 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3231 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2978 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2932 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2865 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2737 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2599 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2534 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2491 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2519 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2398 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2363 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2194 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2394 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2444 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2443 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2529 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2562 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2545 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.257 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2508 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2569 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2593 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2603 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.253 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2565 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2525 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2314 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2286 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2287 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2257 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2228 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2199 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2171 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2143 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2116 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2095 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2042 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2023 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1994 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1965 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4009 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 0.4319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3948 hectares per person | 0.3533 hectares per person | 0.4245 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.2534 hectares per person | 0.3231 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2434 hectares per person | 0.2194 hectares per person | 0.2562 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2551 hectares per person | 0.2504 hectares per person | 0.2603 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.2452 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2039 hectares per person | 0.1965 hectares per person | 0.2116 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Malawi was 0.1965 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4319 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1965 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.