Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita was 0.018 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.018 ha per person for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0206 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Malawi 15th out of 115 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0167 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0171 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0177 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0183 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0193 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0197 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.02 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0203 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0206 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0205 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0204 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0202 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0203 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0204 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0205 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0187 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0184 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.018 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0174 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0167 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0158 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0157 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.016 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0183 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0169 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.019 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.019 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0193 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0189 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0175 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0175 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0185 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.018 ha per person | -3.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.018 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.018 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +45.5% | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0206 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0187 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0206 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Beans, dry — 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.