Cereal seed quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Cereal seed quantity was 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Malawi, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal seed quantity in Malawi is 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Malawi peaked at 60,438 FAO, metric tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27,314 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,314 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 27,625 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 27,760 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 34,664 FAO, metric tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 35,365 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 30,282 FAO, metric tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 36,668 FAO, metric tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 37,023 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 35,054 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 37,636 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 39,824 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 41,324 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 40,137 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 36,464 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 36,755 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 36,886 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 40,508 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 40,768 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 34,429 FAO, metric tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 37,607 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 40,871 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 39,697 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 39,961 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 39,109 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 40,806 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 40,312 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 41,588 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 43,500 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 46,090 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 47,746 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 46,100 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 46,320 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 39,356 FAO, metric tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 43,218 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 44,449 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 44,246 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45,972 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 48,487 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 50,460 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 51,190 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53,285 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 41,193 FAO, metric tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 40,831 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 42,047 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42,228 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 44,576 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 57,173 FAO, metric tonnes | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 57,620 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60,438 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 59,876 FAO, metric tonnes, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,973 FAO, metric tonnes, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal seed quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.3% | 44,576 FAO, metric tonnes | 57,173 FAO, metric tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,417 FAO, metric tonnes | 27,314 FAO, metric tonnes | 37,023 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,473 FAO, metric tonnes | 34,429 FAO, metric tonnes | 41,324 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,954 FAO, metric tonnes | 37,607 FAO, metric tonnes | 46,090 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,635 FAO, metric tonnes | 39,356 FAO, metric tonnes | 50,460 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,058 FAO, metric tonnes | 40,831 FAO, metric tonnes | 60,438 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Malawi?
- Cereal seed quantity in Malawi was 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 60,438 FAO, metric tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,314 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.