Total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi
Malawi: Total agricultural area over the long term was 6.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.21 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 202 countries
All-time high
6.21 million
in 2025
All-time low
291,913
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi stood at 6.21 million. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi peaked at 6.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 291,913, in 1000.
Malawi ranks 81st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 291,913 | 291,913 | 291,913 | 1 |
| 1100s | 350,296 | 350,296 | 350,296 | 1 |
| 1200s | 408,678 | 408,678 | 408,678 | 1 |
| 1300s | 467,061 | 467,061 | 467,061 | 1 |
| 1400s | 525,444 | 525,444 | 525,444 | 1 |
| 1500s | 583,826 | 583,826 | 583,826 | 1 |
| 1600s | 633,451 | 633,451 | 633,451 | 1 |
| 1700s | 683,077 | 683,077 | 683,077 | 1 |
| 1710s | 878,347 | 878,347 | 878,347 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.46 million | 1.46 million | 1.46 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.05 million | 2.05 million | 2.05 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.16 million | 2.16 million | 2.16 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.27 million | 2.27 million | 2.27 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.36 million | 2.36 million | 2.36 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.46 million | 2.46 million | 2.46 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.54 million | 2.54 million | 2.54 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.62 million | 2.62 million | 2.62 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.69 million | 2.69 million | 2.69 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.60 million | 2.60 million | 2.60 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.38 million | 2.38 million | 2.38 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.22 million | 2.22 million | 2.22 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.87 million | 1.87 million | 1.87 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 2.12 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.37 million | 2.37 million | 2.37 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.93 million | 2.77 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 million | 3.09 million | 3.76 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.91 million | 3.71 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.02 million | 3.83 million | 4.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 million | 4.07 million | 4.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.10 million | 4.73 million | 5.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 million | 5.49 million | 5.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million | 5.98 million | 6.21 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.86 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Malawi was 6.21 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 291,913 in 1000.
- How does Malawi rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Malawi ranks 81st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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