Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1798 metric tons per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi is 0.1798 metric tons per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.3121 metric tons per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.068 metric tons per person, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 80th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2327 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2364 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2002 metric tons per person | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2419 metric tons per person | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2322 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2434 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3121 metric tons per person | +28.2% |
| 1968 | 0.265 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2534 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2148 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2868 metric tons per person | +33.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2978 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2891 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2804 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2227 metric tons per person | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2377 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2718 metric tons per person | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2655 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2429 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1997 metric tons per person | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2007 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2187 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1992 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1987 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1867 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1725 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1513 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1704 metric tons per person | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.173 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1481 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1706 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.068 metric tons per person | -60.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2078 metric tons per person | +205.8% |
| 1994 | 0.109 metric tons per person | -47.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1747 metric tons per person | +60.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1877 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1396 metric tons per person | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1764 metric tons per person | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2386 metric tons per person | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2325 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1609 metric tons per person | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.144 metric tons per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1759 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1374 metric tons per person | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 metric tons per person | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2111 metric tons per person | +108.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2534 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2036 metric tons per person | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2645 metric tons per person | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2435 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2571 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.244 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2408 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2555 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1757 metric tons per person | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 metric tons per person | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2057 metric tons per person | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1579 metric tons per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1946 metric tons per person | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2062 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2443 metric tons per person | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1956 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1798 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1798 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1798 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +205.8% | 0.068 metric tons per person | 0.2078 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2463 metric tons per person | 0.2002 metric tons per person | 0.3121 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.261 metric tons per person | 0.2148 metric tons per person | 0.2978 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1871 metric tons per person | 0.1513 metric tons per person | 0.2187 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.162 metric tons per person | 0.068 metric tons per person | 0.2386 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1885 metric tons per person | 0.1014 metric tons per person | 0.2645 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2119 metric tons per person | 0.1442 metric tons per person | 0.2571 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2065 metric tons per person | 0.1798 metric tons per person | 0.2443 metric tons per person | 4 |
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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Malawi was 0.1798 metric tons per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3121 metric tons per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.068 metric tons per person in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.