Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Malawi: Soya beans β€” Area harvested

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2.33 million ha
in 2024
Malawi
260,000 ha
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
9th
Malawi rank
17th

Soya beans β€” Area harvested over time

  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 2.33 million ha against 260,000 ha in Malawi, a difference of 2.07 million ha.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 9.0 times Malawi's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 17th of 34 regions.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 665,162 ha 73,029 ha 592,133 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 1.06 million ha 141,170 ha 922,758 ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 2.14 million ha 237,457 ha 1.90 million ha Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soya beans β€” area harvested, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Malawi?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 2.33 million ha against 260,000 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in soya beans β€” area harvested between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Malawi?
2.07 million ha, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Malawi rank globally for soya beans β€” area harvested?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 17th of 34 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans β€” Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Soya beans β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
151 places, 7,582 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.