Finland vs Malawi: Breakdown of habitable land area

Finland
2.88 million hectares
in 2019
Malawi
2.33 million hectares
in 2019
Finland rank
15th
Malawi rank
16th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Finland
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.88 million hectares against 2.33 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 550,780 hectares.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 16th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.