Eswatini vs Malawi: Sorghum yields
Eswatini
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eswatini rank
80th
Malawi rank
79th
Sorghum yields over time
- Eswatini
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Eswatini ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 79th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3838 tonnes per hectare | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 0.2783 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.7844 tonnes per hectare | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 0.0064 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 0.4139 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.6755 tonnes per hectare | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 0.149 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.655 tonnes per hectare | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 0.0447 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 0.1266 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.0607 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Eswatini or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Eswatini and Malawi?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Eswatini ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 79th of 114 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 Sorghum 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.