What is land area in Malawi?

Land area in Malawi was 94,280 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 94,280 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 94,280 sq. km in 1961.

How does Malawi rank for land area?

Malawi ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Malawi

Name: Land area in Malawi
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Land area was 94,280 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

94,280 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

108th

of 215 countries

All-time high

94,280 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

94,280 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Malawi, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Malawi is 94,280 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Malawi peaked at 94,280 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 94,280 sq. km, in 1961.

Malawi ranks 108th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	9
1970s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	10
1980s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	10
1990s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	10
2000s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	10
2010s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	10
2020s	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

105 Iceland 100,830 sq. km compare
106 South Korea 97,600 sq. km compare
107 Liberia 96,320 sq. km compare
109 Portugal 91,606 sq. km compare
110 Hungary 91,260 sq. km compare
111 Jordan 88,794 sq. km 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 94,280 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 94,280 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 94,280 sq. km in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for land area?: Malawi ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.