Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0081 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 316.6% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0565 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Malawi 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +95.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -26.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +565.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -75.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +132.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -51.7% |
| 1979 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +44.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +60.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +99.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -66.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +44.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -44.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +226.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +96.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1990 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | +105.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +128.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +440.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -72.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +58.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +59.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -52.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -71.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +316.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0081 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0081 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +565.7% | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +440.9% | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person |
| 2023 | +316.6% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.025 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0565 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 tonnes per person | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0282 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 4 |
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Malawi was 0.0081 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0565 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.