Malawi vs Sweden: Breakdown of habitable land area

Malawi

2.33 million hectares

in 2019

Sweden

3.36 million hectares

in 2019

Malawi rank

16th

Sweden rank

13th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Sweden currently reports 3.36 million hectares against 2.33 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 1.04 million hectares.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.