Bean yields in Malawi
Malawi: Bean yields was 0.6165 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6165 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
117th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.6475 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.3647 tonnes per hectare
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, bean yields in Malawi stood at 0.6165 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Malawi peaked at 0.6475 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3647 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 117th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5161 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5231 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5205 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5195 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5306 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5301 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5315 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5299 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5299 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.528 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5231 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5417 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5479 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5448 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5578 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5379 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5503 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5366 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5625 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5588 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5578 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3678 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5075 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4318 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4719 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3647 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4835 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4942 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4791 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6022 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6322 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5965 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.572 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5979 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5413 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.598 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6461 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6475 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6096 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6006 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6165 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6165 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6165 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +31.9% | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | 0.4835 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +25.7% | 0.4791 tonnes per hectare | 0.6022 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +25.5% | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 0.5075 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | -25.2% | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.3678 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5241 tonnes per hectare | 0.5161 tonnes per hectare | 0.5306 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | 0.5315 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5346 tonnes per hectare | 0.5231 tonnes per hectare | 0.5479 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | 0.3678 tonnes per hectare | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4606 tonnes per hectare | 0.3647 tonnes per hectare | 0.6022 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5781 tonnes per hectare | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | 0.6322 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6241 tonnes per hectare | 0.6006 tonnes per hectare | 0.6475 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Malawi?
- Bean yields in Malawi was 0.6165 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6475 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3647 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for bean yields?
- Malawi ranks 117th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.