Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi

Malawi: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
52nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2020.

Malawi ranks 52nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970 to 2021.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0001 units per square kilometre —
1971 0.0001 units per square kilometre -27.9%
1972 0.0001 units per square kilometre +4.2%
1973 0.0001 units per square kilometre +26.7%
1974 0.0001 units per square kilometre -8.1%
1975 0.0001 units per square kilometre +52.8%
1976 0.0001 units per square kilometre -15.0%
1977 0.0001 units per square kilometre +12.9%
1978 0.0001 units per square kilometre -12.0%
1979 0.0001 units per square kilometre -11.5%
1980 0.0001 units per square kilometre +8.4%
1981 0.0001 units per square kilometre -11.7%
1982 0.0001 units per square kilometre +40.1%
1983 0.0001 units per square kilometre -35.6%
1984 0.0001 units per square kilometre -8.0%
1985 0 units per square kilometre -15.8%
1986 0.0001 units per square kilometre +54.1%
1987 0.0001 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1988 0.0001 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1989 0.0001 units per square kilometre +17.4%
1990 0.0001 units per square kilometre +8.6%
1991 0.0001 units per square kilometre -18.9%
1992 0.0001 units per square kilometre +27.1%
1993 0.0001 units per square kilometre -23.3%
1994 0.0001 units per square kilometre +96.1%
1995 0.0002 units per square kilometre +33.8%
1996 0.0001 units per square kilometre -41.9%
1997 0.0001 units per square kilometre -22.0%
1998 0.0001 units per square kilometre +55.4%
1999 0.0001 units per square kilometre -23.2%
2000 0.0001 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2001 0.0001 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2002 0.0001 units per square kilometre -41.6%
2003 0.0001 units per square kilometre +48.8%
2004 0.0001 units per square kilometre -26.0%
2005 0.0001 units per square kilometre +6.8%
2006 0.0001 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2007 0.0001 units per square kilometre +17.6%
2008 0.0001 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2009 0.0001 units per square kilometre -19.3%
2010 0.0001 units per square kilometre -14.4%
2011 0.0001 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2012 0.0001 units per square kilometre +49.8%
2013 0.0001 units per square kilometre +13.4%
2014 0.0001 units per square kilometre -5.2%
2015 0.0001 units per square kilometre -7.5%
2016 0.0001 units per square kilometre +23.3%
2017 0.0001 units per square kilometre -36.2%
2018 0.0001 units per square kilometre -25.6%
2019 0 units per square kilometre -18.5%
2020 0 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2021 0 units per square kilometre +3.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 49 Montenegro 0 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 50 Vanuatu 0 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 51 Uzbekistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 53 Dominica 0 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 54 Dominican Republic 0 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 55 Jamaica 0 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi?
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020.
How does Malawi rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,015 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resource rents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.