Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi

Malawi: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0027 ha per person
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
27th
of 127 countries
All-time high
0.003 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0005 ha per person
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0027 ha per person for bananas — area harvested, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.003 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 1998.

That places Malawi 27th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 0.003 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0029 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0024 ha per person 0.002 ha per person 0.0028 ha per person 10
1990s 0.001 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0015 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0019 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person 0.0021 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0023 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 24 Guatemala 0.0031 ha per person compare
  2. 25 Jamaica 0.0029 ha per person compare
  3. 26 Guinea 0.0027 ha per person compare
  4. 28 Liberia 0.0024 ha per person compare
  5. 29 Madagascar 0.0023 ha per person compare
  6. 30 Brazil 0.0022 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bananas — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 1998.
How does Malawi rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
Malawi ranks 27th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
128 places, 6,344 data points, 1961–2024
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Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.