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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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