What is land area in Malawi?

Land area in Malawi was 9.43 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 9.43 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 9.43 million hectares in 1961.

How does Malawi rank for land area?

Malawi ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Malawi

Name: Land area in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Land area was 9.43 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

9.43 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

38th

of 53 countries

All-time high

9.43 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

9.43 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Malawi, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Malawi is 9.43 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Malawi peaked at 9.43 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.43 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Malawi 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9
1970s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	10
1980s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	10
1990s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	10
2000s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	10
2010s	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	9.43 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Malawi

35 Benin 11.28 million hectares compare
36 Eritrea 10.10 million hectares compare
37 Liberia 9.63 million hectares compare
39 Sierra Leone 7.16 million hectares compare
40 Togo 5.44 million hectares compare
41 Lesotho 3.04 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
Rural population 82.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Malawi?: Land area in Malawi was 9.43 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 9.43 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 9.43 million hectares in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for land area?: Malawi ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.