Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Malawi
Malawi: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 8,145 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 8,145 kg/ha for citrus fruit, total — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in Malawi peaked at 8,330 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,418 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Malawi 83rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,833 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 5,000 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 5,333 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 5,484 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 5,625 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 5,758 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 6,061 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 6,364 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 6,667 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 6,970 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 7,038 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,418 kg/ha | -65.6% |
| 1992 | 2,560 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 2,703 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,846 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2,988 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,131 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3,274 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 3,416 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3,559 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3,701 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3,844 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 3,986 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,129 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4,267 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4,401 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4,535 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4,594 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4,637 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,800 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5,081 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 5,300 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5,400 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5,522 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8,277 kg/ha | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 8,220 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8,162 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8,330 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7,696 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 8,234 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 8,140 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,151 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,186 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8,124 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8,145 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 8,145 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,375 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 8,145 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,478 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -65.6% | 7,038 kg/ha | 2,418 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +49.9% | 5,522 kg/ha | 8,277 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,809 kg/ha | 4,833 kg/ha | 6,970 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,393 kg/ha | 2,418 kg/ha | 7,038 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,290 kg/ha | 3,701 kg/ha | 4,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,022 kg/ha | 5,081 kg/ha | 8,330 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,149 kg/ha | 8,124 kg/ha | 8,186 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 80 South Sudan 8,708 kg/ha compare
- 81 Namibia 8,634 kg/ha compare
- 82 Grenada 8,429 kg/ha compare
- 84 Guadeloupe 7,889 kg/ha compare
- 85 Afghanistan 7,820 kg/ha compare
- 86 Eswatini 7,713 kg/ha 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 citrus fruit, total — yield in Malawi?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in Malawi was 8,145 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8,330 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,418 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- Malawi ranks 83rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.