Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi
Malawi: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.88
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
130th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.47
in 2007
All-time low
0.4816
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi is 1.88, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi peaked at 2.47 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4816, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9845 | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8767 | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8565 | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9052 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.38 | +52.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9953 | -27.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9673 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8884 | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 1.13 | +27.6% |
| 1972 | 1.15 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 1.3 | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 1.25 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.18 | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1.17 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.18 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 1 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.16 | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 1.18 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9915 | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.14 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4816 | -57.8% |
| 1993 | 1.49 | +209.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8964 | -39.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | +46.1% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 1.68 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.18 | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.21 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7778 | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | +70.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 2.12 | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.09 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.22 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 1.35 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 1.53 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 1.94 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 1.85 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.88 | +1.6% |
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 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi was 1.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 in 2007.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4816 in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Malawi ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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