What is breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi was 2.33 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 2.39 million hectares in 2015.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million hectares in 2018.

How does Malawi rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Malawi ranks 16th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.

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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Breakdown of habitable land area was 2.33 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

2.33 million hectares

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

16th

of 235 countries

All-time high

2.39 million hectares

in 2015

All-time low

2.29 million hectares

in 2018

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi is 2.33 million hectares, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over five years.

Malawi ranks 16th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Malawi

13 Sweden 3.36 million hectares compare
14 Argentina 3.07 million hectares compare
15 Finland 2.88 million hectares compare
17 Indonesia 2.08 million hectares compare
18 India 1.82 million hectares compare
19 Greenland 1.54 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Malawi was 2.33 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 2.39 million hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million hectares in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Malawi ranks 16th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.