Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.7759 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.839 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
34th
Malawi rank
33rd

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.839 ha per square kilometre against 0.7759 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0631 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1534 ha per square kilometre 0.1102 ha per square kilometre 0.0432 ha per square kilometre Burkina Faso
1970s 0.1409 ha per square kilometre 0.4217 ha per square kilometre 0.2808 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0933 ha per square kilometre 0.2551 ha per square kilometre 0.1619 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.129 ha per square kilometre 0.3697 ha per square kilometre 0.2407 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.2019 ha per square kilometre 0.5652 ha per square kilometre 0.3633 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.5505 ha per square kilometre 0.6707 ha per square kilometre 0.1202 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.7617 ha per square kilometre 0.8052 ha per square kilometre 0.0435 ha per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.839 ha per square kilometre against 0.7759 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.0631 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 34th 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.