Malawi vs Tanzania: Cereal yields
Malawi
1.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
130th
Tanzania rank
131st
Cereal yields over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.88 tonnes per hectare against 1.87 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 130th and Tanzania ranks 131st of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7649 tonnes per hectare | 0.243 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.8849 tonnes per hectare | 0.2405 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1114 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.1744 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.0627 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.2339 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.1373 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Malawi, at 1.88 tonnes per hectare against 1.87 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for cereal yields?
- Malawi ranks 130th and Tanzania ranks 131st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.