Afghanistan vs Malawi: Corn yields
Afghanistan
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
119th
Malawi rank
116th
Corn yields over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2 tonnes per hectare against 1.93 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.4429 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.4303 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.5245 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4078 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.4777 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.0479 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.0579 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2 tonnes per hectare against 1.93 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for corn yields?
- Afghanistan ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 116th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.