Malawi vs Uganda: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Malawi
1.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
130th
Uganda rank
127th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.92 tonnes per hectare against 1.88 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 127th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9566 tonnes per hectare | 0.0512 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1274 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.2665 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.2831 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.1915 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.0069 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.1239 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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.92 tonnes per hectare against 1.88 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Malawi ranks 130th and Uganda ranks 127th 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.