Malawi Arable Land 1960-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Malawi arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
- Malawi arable land for 2021 was 4,000,000, a 1.68% increase from 2020.
- Malawi arable land for 2020 was 3,934,000, a 1.44% increase from 2019.
- Malawi arable land for 2019 was 3,878,000, a 1.44% increase from 2018.
| Malawi Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2022 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
4,000,000 |
0.20 |
42.43% |
| 2020 |
3,934,000 |
0.20 |
41.73% |
| 2019 |
3,878,000 |
0.21 |
41.13% |
| 2018 |
3,823,000 |
0.21 |
40.55% |
| 2017 |
3,767,000 |
0.21 |
39.96% |
| 2016 |
3,712,000 |
0.21 |
39.37% |
| 2015 |
3,656,000 |
0.22 |
38.78% |
| 2014 |
3,601,000 |
0.22 |
38.19% |
| 2013 |
3,545,000 |
0.22 |
37.60% |
| 2012 |
3,500,000 |
0.22 |
37.12% |
| 2011 |
3,500,000 |
0.23 |
37.12% |
| 2010 |
3,500,000 |
0.24 |
37.12% |
| 2009 |
3,500,000 |
0.24 |
37.12% |
| 2008 |
3,450,000 |
0.25 |
36.59% |
| 2007 |
3,300,000 |
0.24 |
35.00% |
| 2006 |
3,300,000 |
0.25 |
35.00% |
| 2005 |
3,200,000 |
0.25 |
33.94% |
| 2004 |
3,000,000 |
0.24 |
31.82% |
| 2003 |
3,000,000 |
0.25 |
31.82% |
| 2002 |
2,850,000 |
0.24 |
30.23% |
| 2001 |
2,850,000 |
0.25 |
30.23% |
| 2000 |
2,750,000 |
0.24 |
29.17% |
| 1999 |
2,700,000 |
0.25 |
28.64% |
| 1998 |
2,600,000 |
0.24 |
27.58% |
| 1997 |
2,450,000 |
0.23 |
25.99% |
| 1996 |
2,400,000 |
0.23 |
25.46% |
| 1995 |
2,300,000 |
0.23 |
24.40% |
| 1994 |
2,100,000 |
0.21 |
22.27% |
| 1993 |
2,300,000 |
0.22 |
24.40% |
| 1992 |
2,300,000 |
0.23 |
24.40% |
| 1991 |
2,350,000 |
0.24 |
24.93% |
| 1990 |
2,250,000 |
0.24 |
23.87% |
| 1989 |
2,200,000 |
0.24 |
23.33% |
| 1988 |
2,150,000 |
0.25 |
22.80% |
| 1987 |
2,150,000 |
0.26 |
22.80% |
| 1986 |
2,150,000 |
0.27 |
22.80% |
| 1985 |
2,050,000 |
0.27 |
21.74% |
| 1984 |
2,050,000 |
0.28 |
21.74% |
| 1983 |
2,000,000 |
0.28 |
21.21% |
| 1982 |
2,100,000 |
0.31 |
22.27% |
| 1981 |
2,000,000 |
0.31 |
21.21% |
| 1980 |
1,900,000 |
0.30 |
20.15% |
| 1979 |
2,050,000 |
0.34 |
21.74% |
| 1978 |
2,050,000 |
0.35 |
21.74% |
| 1977 |
2,000,000 |
0.36 |
21.21% |
| 1976 |
2,000,000 |
0.37 |
21.21% |
| 1975 |
2,000,000 |
0.38 |
21.21% |
| 1974 |
2,050,000 |
0.40 |
21.74% |
| 1973 |
2,050,000 |
0.41 |
21.74% |
| 1972 |
2,000,000 |
0.41 |
21.21% |
| 1971 |
1,950,000 |
0.41 |
20.68% |
| 1970 |
1,800,000 |
0.39 |
19.09% |
| 1969 |
1,850,000 |
0.41 |
19.62% |
| 1968 |
1,800,000 |
0.41 |
19.09% |
| 1967 |
1,700,000 |
0.40 |
18.03% |
| 1966 |
1,750,000 |
0.42 |
18.56% |
| 1965 |
1,700,000 |
0.42 |
18.03% |
| 1964 |
1,500,000 |
0.38 |
15.91% |
| 1963 |
1,450,000 |
0.37 |
15.38% |
| 1962 |
1,400,000 |
0.37 |
14.85% |
| 1961 |
1,300,000 |
0.35 |
13.79% |
| 1960 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
