Agricultural land in Malawi
Agricultural land made up 65.0% of the land area of Malawi in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
65.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
33rd of 208
Agricultural land in Malawi over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.0% | – |
| 2023 | 65.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.8%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 33rd highest value.
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22.0%
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
92.7%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.31e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
22.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
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