How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Malawi: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Ecuador

0.2173

in 2023

Malawi

0.2143

in 2023

Ecuador rank

127th

Malawi rank

128th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Ecuador
Malawi

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.2173 against 0.2143 in Malawi, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Ecuador ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 128th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8814	1.06	0.1739	Malawi
1970s	0.8433	0.9006	0.0573	Malawi
1980s	0.7407	0.7556	0.0149	Malawi
1990s	0.4802	0.5774	0.0972	Malawi
2000s	0.3535	0.4484	0.0949	Malawi
2010s	0.2518	0.2784	0.0266	Malawi
2020s	0.2258	0.2177	0.0081	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Ecuador or Malawi?: Ecuador, at 0.2173 against 0.2143 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Ecuador and Malawi?: 0.003, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Ecuador ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 128th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).