Malawi vs Portugal: Land area in hectares

Malawi
9.43 million hectares
in 2023
Portugal
9.16 million hectares
in 2023
Malawi rank
109th
Portugal rank
110th

Land area in hectares over time

  • Malawi
  • Portugal
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.43 million hectares against 9.16 million hectares in Portugal, a difference of 267,440 hectares.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 110th of 233 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
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
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.