Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi

Malawi: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 16,536 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
16,536 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
17,440 ha
in 2012
All-time low
16,477 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malawi, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 16.5k ha1991: 16.5k ha1992: 16.5k ha1993: 16.5k ha1994: 16.5k ha1995: 16.5k ha1996: 16.5k ha1997: 16.6k ha1998: 16.7k ha1999: 16.9k ha2000: 16.9k ha2001: 17.1k ha2002: 17.1k ha2003: 17.1k ha2004: 17.2k ha2005: 17.2k ha2006: 17.2k ha2007: 17.2k ha2008: 17.4k ha2009: 17.4k ha2010: 17.4k ha2011: 17.4k ha2012: 17.4k ha2013: 17.3k ha2014: 16.7k ha2015: 16.7k ha2016: 16.7k ha2017: 16.8k ha2018: 16.7k ha2019: 16.7k ha2020: 16.5k ha2021: 16.5k ha2022: 16.5k ha2023: 16.5k ha2024: 16.5k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 16,536 ha for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi peaked at 17,440 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16,477 ha, in 1990.

That places Malawi 62nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,568 ha 16,477 ha 16,902 ha 10
2000s 17,186 ha 16,885 ha 17,440 ha 10
2010s 16,999 ha 16,719 ha 17,440 ha 10
2020s 16,535 ha 16,534 ha 16,536 ha 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 59 Thailand 22,254 ha compare
  2. 60 Romania 19,363 ha compare
  3. 61 Spain 16,831 ha compare
  4. 63 Colombia 16,170 ha compare
  5. 64 Guinea 16,130 ha compare
  6. 65 Panama 14,517 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Malawi was 16,536 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 17,440 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 16,477 ha in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Malawi ranks 62nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.