Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 1.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.86
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
128th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.47
in 2007
All-time low
0.4816
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.86 for cereal yield vs gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 2.47 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4816, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 128th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 | 0.8565 | 1.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 0.8884 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 1 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 0.4816 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 0.7778 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.35 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.86 | 2.32 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Malawi was 1.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4816 in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereal yield vs gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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