Bulgaria vs Malawi: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Bulgaria
1.97 million hectares
in 2024
Malawi
1.75 million hectares
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
58th
Malawi rank
61st
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Bulgaria
- Malawi
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.97 million hectares against 1.75 million hectares in Malawi, a difference of 221,630 hectares.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.34 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.19 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 970,387 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.07 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 833,624 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.09 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 675,303 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 99,323 hectares | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.85 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 46,557 hectares | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.95 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 45,478 hectares | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Bulgaria or Malawi?
- Bulgaria, at 1.97 million hectares against 1.75 million hectares in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 221,630 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Bulgaria ranks 58th and Malawi ranks 61st 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.