Malawi vs Rwanda: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
1.86 kg per hectare
in 2023
Rwanda
1.78 kg per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
128th
Rwanda rank
131st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.86 kg per hectare against 1.78 kg per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.08 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 131st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg per hectare | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.1652 kg per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.13 kg per hectare | 1.07 kg per hectare | 0.0523 kg per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.14 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.0475 kg per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.0786 kg per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.45 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.3511 kg per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.86 kg per hectare | 1.69 kg per hectare | 0.1769 kg per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.03 kg per hectare | 1.53 kg per hectare | 0.5041 kg per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 1.86 kg per hectare against 1.78 kg per hectare in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.08 kg per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 131st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.