Indonesia vs Malawi: Breakdown of habitable land area
Indonesia
2.08 million hectares
in 2019
Malawi
2.33 million hectares
in 2019
Indonesia rank
17th
Malawi rank
16th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Indonesia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.33 million hectares against 2.08 million hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 245,980 hectares.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 17th 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, Indonesia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.33 million hectares against 2.08 million hectares in Indonesia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Indonesia and Malawi?
- 245,980 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Indonesia ranks 17th 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.