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
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M201520172019

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.

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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.