Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 246,235 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malawi stood at 246,235 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 254,709 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,500 ha, in 1970.
That places Malawi 20th out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 19,500 ha | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 19,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 20,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 13,500 ha | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 17,000 ha | +25.9% |
| 1972 | 23,000 ha | +35.3% |
| 1973 | 40,000 ha | +73.9% |
| 1974 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 42,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 42,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 44,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 44,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47,000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 50,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 53,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 55,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 59,351 ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 81,497 ha | +37.3% |
| 1985 | 80,262 ha | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 72,904 ha | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 64,875 ha | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 61,780 ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 72,823 ha | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 61,506 ha | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 71,619 ha | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 63,965 ha | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 75,050 ha | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 72,149 ha | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 94,731 ha | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 116,523 ha | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 125,813 ha | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 151,941 ha | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 166,125 ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 180,758 ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 198,470 ha | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 102,929 ha | -48.1% |
| 2003 | 110,196 ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 156,645 ha | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 153,687 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 163,598 ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 172,539 ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 183,014 ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 188,418 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 195,828 ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 197,732 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 209,583 ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 211,089 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 225,907 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 222,750 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 228,283 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 231,657 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 238,094 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 242,454 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 241,786 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 244,255 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 253,011 ha | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 254,709 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 246,235 ha | -3.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 246,235 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 2.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 246,235 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 2.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +73.9% | 23,000 ha | 40,000 ha |
| 2002 | -48.1% | 198,470 ha | 102,929 ha |
| 2004 | +42.2% | 110,196 ha | 156,645 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,444 ha | 15,000 ha | 21,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,250 ha | 13,500 ha | 47,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,149 ha | 50,000 ha | 81,497 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,942 ha | 61,506 ha | 166,125 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,025 ha | 102,929 ha | 198,470 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,338 ha | 195,828 ha | 242,454 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,999 ha | 241,786 ha | 254,709 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 17 Benin 298,564 ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 18 Zambia 267,331 ha compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 262,326 ha compare
- 21 Philippines 236,084 ha compare
- 22 Central African Republic 179,794 ha compare
- 23 India 176,627 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malawi?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Malawi was 246,235 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 254,709 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,500 ha in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.