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FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
10th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 1987
All-time low
0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
44
1980–2023

FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2023

00.0010.0010.0010.0011980200120231980: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1981: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1982: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1983: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1984: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1985: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1986: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1987: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1988: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1989: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1990: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1992: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1993: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1994: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1995: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1996: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1997: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP1999: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2000: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2001: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2002: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2003: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2004: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2007: 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP2008: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2009: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2010: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2011: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2012: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2013: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2014: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2015: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2016: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2017: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2018: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2019: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2020: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2021: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2022: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP2023: 0 hectares per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Malawi ranks 10th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Year hectares per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP +5.0%
1982 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP +9.9%
1983 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.5%
1984 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1985 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP +7.5%
1986 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1987 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1988 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP -14.1%
1989 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1990 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP -13.5%
1991 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1992 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP +20.0%
1993 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP -13.1%
1994 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP +60.8%
1995 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1996 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP -36.2%
1997 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP -12.7%
1998 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP +61.0%
1999 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2000 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2001 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2002 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP -50.9%
2003 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP +14.4%
2004 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2005 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2006 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2007 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2008 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP -13.1%
2009 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2010 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2011 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2012 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP +32.8%
2013 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2014 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -6.1%
2015 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2016 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP +18.2%
2017 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -10.3%
2018 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2019 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -9.4%
2020 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2021 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2022 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2023 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP -7.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +61.0% 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP
1994 +60.8% 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Mali 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 8 Eritrea 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 9 Guinea 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 11 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 12 Chad 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 13 Togo 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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FAO projections of arable land divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

FAO projections of arable land ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 10,728 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.