Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.1514 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1514 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.3121 t per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.068 t per person, in 1992.
That places Malawi 73rd 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 — Production, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2327 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2364 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2002 t per person | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2419 t per person | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2322 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2434 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3121 t per person | +28.2% |
| 1968 | 0.265 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2534 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2148 t per person | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2868 t per person | +33.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2978 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2891 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2804 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2227 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2377 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2718 t per person | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2655 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2429 t per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1997 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2007 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2187 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1992 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1987 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1867 t per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1725 t per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1513 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1704 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.173 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1481 t per person | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1706 t per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.068 t per person | -60.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2078 t per person | +205.8% |
| 1994 | 0.109 t per person | -47.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1747 t per person | +60.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1877 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1396 t per person | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1764 t per person | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2386 t per person | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2325 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1609 t per person | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.144 t per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1759 t per person | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1374 t per person | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 t per person | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2111 t per person | +108.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2534 t per person | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2036 t per person | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2645 t per person | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2435 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2571 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.244 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2408 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2555 t per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1757 t per person | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 t per person | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2057 t per person | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1579 t per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1946 t per person | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2062 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2443 t per person | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.195 t per person | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1805 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1514 t per person | -16.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1514 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1234 t per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1514 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, 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 t per person | 0.2078 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2463 t per person | 0.2002 t per person | 0.3121 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.261 t per person | 0.2148 t per person | 0.2978 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1871 t per person | 0.1513 t per person | 0.2187 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.162 t per person | 0.068 t per person | 0.2386 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1885 t per person | 0.1014 t per person | 0.2645 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2119 t per person | 0.1442 t per person | 0.2571 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 t per person | 0.1514 t per person | 0.2443 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 70 Madagascar 0.1638 t per person compare
- 71 Belgium 0.163 t per person compare
- 72 Ecuador 0.1538 t per person compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 0.147 t per person compare
- 75 Tajikistan 0.1466 t per person compare
- 76 Afghanistan 0.1457 t per person compare
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 — production, per capita in Malawi?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Malawi was 0.1514 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3121 t per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.068 t per person in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.