Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Malawi
Malawi: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 19.62 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 19.62 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Malawi peaked at 19.62 percent in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.52 percent, in 1961.
That places Malawi 82nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 19.52 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.57 percent | 19.52 percent | 19.62 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 19.62 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Malawi?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Malawi was 19.62 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.62 percent in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.52 percent in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).