Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0807 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi is 0.0807 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.271 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0807 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2364 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2302 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2283 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2247 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.271 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2688 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2259 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2662 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2619 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2418 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.253 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.259 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2619 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2475 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2194 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2141 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2093 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2129 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2067 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1682 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1789 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1871 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1738 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1683 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1597 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1603 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1511 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1474 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1467 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1493 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1496 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1411 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1396 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1216 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1334 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.135 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1324 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1334 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1367 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1388 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1369 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1377 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1455 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1347 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1304 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1461 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1027 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1274 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1245 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1277 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1228 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1169 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1164 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1152 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1105 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.107 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1081 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1031 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1039 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1029 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1053 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1006 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0977 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0807 ha per person | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2459 ha per person | 0.2247 ha per person | 0.271 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2326 ha per person | 0.2067 ha per person | 0.2619 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1641 ha per person | 0.1467 ha per person | 0.1871 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1372 ha per person | 0.1216 ha per person | 0.1496 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1325 ha per person | 0.1027 ha per person | 0.1461 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1132 ha per person | 0.1031 ha per person | 0.1277 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0974 ha per person | 0.0807 ha per person | 0.1053 ha per person | 5 |
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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0807 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.271 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0807 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.