Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2074 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 2017–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2074 ha per square kilometre for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
That places Malawi 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.2303 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2202 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2052 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2074 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2074 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, 30.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2074 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0305 ha per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2202 ha per square kilometre | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2074 ha per square kilometre | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | 0.2202 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Dominican Republic 0.2889 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.2453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malta 0.2125 ha per square kilometre
- 14 Barbados 0.1767 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 India 0.1653 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Central African Republic 0.1282 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.2074 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2652 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1652 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.