Greenland vs Malawi: Breakdown of habitable land area
Greenland
1.54 million hectares
in 2019
Malawi
2.33 million hectares
in 2019
Greenland rank
19th
Malawi rank
16th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Greenland
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.33 million hectares against 1.54 million hectares in Greenland, a difference of 790,990 hectares.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Greenland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 235 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Greenland or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.33 million hectares against 1.54 million hectares in Greenland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Greenland and Malawi?
- 790,990 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Greenland and Malawi rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Greenland ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.