Malawi vs Zambia: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Malawi
0.1798 metric tons per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.1766 metric tons per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
80th
Zambia rank
81st

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
0.10.20.3196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1798 metric tons per person against 0.1766 metric tons per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0032 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 81st of 181 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2463 metric tons per person 0.2169 metric tons per person 0.0294 metric tons per person Malawi
1970s 0.261 metric tons per person 0.2601 metric tons per person 0.0009 metric tons per person Malawi
1980s 0.1871 metric tons per person 0.1832 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person Malawi
1990s 0.162 metric tons per person 0.1315 metric tons per person 0.0305 metric tons per person Malawi
2000s 0.1885 metric tons per person 0.1145 metric tons per person 0.074 metric tons per person Malawi
2010s 0.2119 metric tons per person 0.1938 metric tons per person 0.0181 metric tons per person Malawi
2020s 0.2065 metric tons per person 0.1809 metric tons per person 0.0256 metric tons per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 0.1798 metric tons per person against 0.1766 metric tons per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
0.0032 metric tons per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Malawi ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 81st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.