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

Malawi
0.839 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.9974 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
33rd
Uganda rank
31st

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.9974 ha per square kilometre against 0.839 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.1584 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1102 ha per square kilometre 0.019 ha per square kilometre 0.0912 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.4217 ha per square kilometre 0.0916 ha per square kilometre 0.3302 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.2551 ha per square kilometre 0.0851 ha per square kilometre 0.1701 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.3697 ha per square kilometre 0.2738 ha per square kilometre 0.0959 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.5652 ha per square kilometre 0.478 ha per square kilometre 0.0872 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.6707 ha per square kilometre 0.5763 ha per square kilometre 0.0944 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.8052 ha per square kilometre 1.09 ha per square kilometre 0.2807 ha per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.9974 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 Malawi and Uganda?
0.1584 ha per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st 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.