Malawi vs Tanzania: Sorghum yields
Malawi
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
79th
Tanzania rank
77th
Sorghum yields over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malawi ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 0.7252 tonnes per hectare | 0.0632 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | 0.1957 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.3945 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.4863 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 0.9111 tonnes per hectare | 0.2113 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.2148 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.0158 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Malawi ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.