Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5782 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.5782 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.5782 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0613 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Malawi 17th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1538 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1591 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.175 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1867 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1888 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1962 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1339 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0998 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0863 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1793 ha per square kilometre | +192.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.175 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1793 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2207 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2337 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2468 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2599 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.273 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2975 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3123 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3271 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3419 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3567 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3716 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3864 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4266 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4009 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4813 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5782 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1612 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1912 ha per square kilometre | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | 0.1973 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2043 ha per square kilometre | 0.1591 ha per square kilometre | 0.2599 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3497 ha per square kilometre | 0.273 ha per square kilometre | 0.4296 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4717 ha per square kilometre | 0.4009 ha per square kilometre | 0.5782 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Ecuador 0.7384 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Philippines 0.6205 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Uganda 0.5906 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Guatemala 0.5762 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Tuvalu 0.5333 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.5007 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.5782 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5782 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.