Land area in Malawi
Malawi: Land area was 9,428 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9,428 ha th
World rank
120th
of 255 countries
All-time high
9,428 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
9,428 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Malawi stood at 9,428 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Malawi peaked at 9,428 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,428 ha th, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 120th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,428 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 9,428 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,428 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9,428 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,428 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9,428 ha th | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 9,428 ha th is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 ha th, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 9,428 ha th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,360 ha th, 34% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 9,428 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Malawi?
- Land area in Malawi was 9,428 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9,428 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,428 ha th in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for land area?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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