Change of cereal yield vs land used in Malawi
Malawi: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | +209.1% | 0.4816 | 1.49 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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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