Benin vs Malawi: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Benin
1.17 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.839 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
30th
Malawi rank
33rd

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.17 ha per square kilometre against 0.839 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.331 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Benin ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0196 ha per square kilometre 0.1102 ha per square kilometre 0.0906 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0581 ha per square kilometre 0.4217 ha per square kilometre 0.3636 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0629 ha per square kilometre 0.2551 ha per square kilometre 0.1923 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0983 ha per square kilometre 0.3697 ha per square kilometre 0.2714 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.2508 ha per square kilometre 0.5652 ha per square kilometre 0.3144 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.7249 ha per square kilometre 0.6707 ha per square kilometre 0.0542 ha per square kilometre Benin
2020s 1.1 ha per square kilometre 0.8052 ha per square kilometre 0.2994 ha per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
Benin, at 1.17 ha per square kilometre against 0.839 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
0.331 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested 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.