Malawi vs Mozambique: Crop yields
Malawi
0.4877 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mozambique
0.3125 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
123rd
Mozambique rank
125th
Crop yields over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4877 tonnes per hectare against 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1752 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Mozambique ranks 125th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.5198 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.6307 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6091 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.0084 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1061 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | 0.924 tonnes per hectare | 0.2603 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Malawi, at 0.4877 tonnes per hectare against 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.1752 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for crop yields?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Mozambique ranks 125th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.