Malawi vs Rwanda: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production

Malawi
1.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
130th
Rwanda rank
133rd

Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.88 tonnes per hectare against 1.78 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 133rd of 186 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 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare 0.1652 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
1970s 1.13 tonnes per hectare 1.07 tonnes per hectare 0.0523 tonnes per hectare Malawi
1980s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare 0.0475 tonnes per hectare Rwanda
1990s 1.18 tonnes per hectare 1.1 tonnes per hectare 0.0786 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2000s 1.45 tonnes per hectare 1.1 tonnes per hectare 0.3511 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2010s 1.86 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare 0.1769 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2020s 2 tonnes per hectare 1.58 tonnes per hectare 0.419 tonnes per hectare Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 1.88 tonnes per hectare against 1.78 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
Malawi ranks 130th and Rwanda ranks 133rd of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.