Beans, dry — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 388,909 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Malawi stood at 388,909 ha.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 391,446 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Malawi 16th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 65,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 69,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 73,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 77,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 80,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 83,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 86,700 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 90,500 ha | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 94,300 ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 98,100 ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 100,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 102,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 104,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 107,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 111,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 115,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 117,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 113,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 117,000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 120,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 125,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 130,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 135,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 140,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 142,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 144,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 146,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 145,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 150,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 147,000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 145,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 149,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 158,413 ha | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 160,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 170,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 160,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 172,632 ha | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 140,686 ha | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 143,980 ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 214,643 ha | +49.1% |
| 2002 | 217,802 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 232,762 ha | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 211,058 ha | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 233,845 ha | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 242,568 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 260,306 ha | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 260,287 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 273,525 ha | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 290,090 ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 279,579 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 311,114 ha | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 307,158 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 316,686 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 329,959 ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 328,339 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 331,983 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 347,622 ha | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 360,457 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 361,702 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 351,794 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 359,092 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 391,446 ha | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 388,909 ha | -0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 388,909 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 3.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 388,909 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 4.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested 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 | +49.1% | 143,980 ha | 214,643 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,244 ha | 62,000 ha | 90,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,190 ha | 94,300 ha | 117,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,400 ha | 117,000 ha | 146,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,273 ha | 140,686 ha | 172,632 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,078 ha | 143,980 ha | 273,525 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 320,299 ha | 279,579 ha | 360,457 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,589 ha | 351,794 ha | 391,446 ha | 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 beans, dry — area harvested in Malawi?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Malawi was 388,909 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 391,446 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.