Share of arable land which is organic in Malawi
Malawi: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.34 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of arable land which is organic in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of arable land which is organic in Malawi is 0.34, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,300.0% on the previous year and up 61.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Malawi peaked at 0.34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 109th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of arable land which is organic in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.01 | — |
| 2006 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0.21 | — |
| 2017 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | — |
| 2022 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.34 | +3300.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.34 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.31, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.24, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.012 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.085 | 0 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 | 0 | 0.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of arable land which is organic in Malawi?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Malawi was 0.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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