Malawi vs Taiwan: Sorghum yields
Malawi
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
79th
Taiwan rank
80th
Sorghum yields over time
- Malawi
- Taiwan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Malawi ranks 79th and Taiwan ranks 80th of 114 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.7267 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.6767 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1653 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Malawi or Taiwan?
- Malawi, at 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Malawi and Taiwan?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Taiwan rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Malawi ranks 79th and Taiwan ranks 80th 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.