Malawi vs Somalia: Wheat yields
Malawi
0.4877 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.4006 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
123rd
Somalia rank
124th
Wheat yields over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4877 tonnes per hectare against 0.4006 tonnes per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 0.0871 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 124th of 125 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.797 tonnes per hectare | 0.1831 tonnes per hectare | 0.6139 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.6307 tonnes per hectare | 0.3707 tonnes per hectare | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.3762 tonnes per hectare | 0.7486 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.3955 tonnes per hectare | 0.8861 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6637 tonnes per hectare | 0.3993 tonnes per hectare | 0.2644 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 0.4877 tonnes per hectare against 0.4006 tonnes per hectare in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.0871 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for wheat yields?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 124th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.