Cereal yields in Malawi
Malawi: Cereal yields was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Malawi stood at 1.88 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Malawi peaked at 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4816 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Malawi 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8565 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.8884 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.4816 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Malawi?
- Cereal yields in Malawi was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4816 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereal yields?
- Malawi ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.