Coffee, green — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Coffee, green — Area harvested was 3,762 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee, green — area harvested in Malawi stood at 3,762 ha.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 5,200 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1964.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | -40.0% |
| 1965 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 664 ha | +66.0% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 400 ha | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 756 ha | +89.0% |
| 1973 | 400 ha | -47.1% |
| 1974 | 1,100 ha | +175.0% |
| 1975 | 887 ha | -19.4% |
| 1976 | 1,300 ha | +46.6% |
| 1977 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 2,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 3,200 ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 4,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 4,700 ha | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 4,400 ha | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 5,100 ha | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 5,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,000 ha | -42.3% |
| 1994 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 4,354 ha | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 3,900 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3,700 ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3,200 ha | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 3,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 3,479 ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 4,500 ha | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 3,234 ha | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 2,489 ha | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 2,280 ha | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,500 ha | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 2,100 ha | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 1,500 ha | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 3,000 ha | +130.8% |
| 2010 | 2,834 ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 2,812 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,900 ha | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 3,895 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,451 ha | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 4,289 ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4,289 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,486 ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 4,747 ha | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4,963 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3,890 ha | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 3,217 ha | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 3,491 ha | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 3,900 ha | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 3,762 ha | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3,762 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 15,432 ha, 24% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3,762 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,778 ha, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +175.0% | 400 ha | 1,100 ha |
| 2009 | +130.8% | 1,300 ha | 3,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 418.22 ha | 300 ha | 664 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 964.3 ha | 400 ha | 1,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,720 ha | 1,500 ha | 4,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,985 ha | 3,000 ha | 5,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,538 ha | 1,300 ha | 4,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,067 ha | 2,812 ha | 4,963 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,652 ha | 3,217 ha | 3,900 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 5,161 ha compare
- 41 Sri Lanka 4,900 ha compare
- 42 Nepal 4,305 ha compare
- 44 Liberia 2,753 ha compare
- 45 Puerto Rico 2,007 ha compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 1,499 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 coffee, green — area harvested in Malawi?
- Coffee, green — area harvested in Malawi was 3,762 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,200 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for coffee, green — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coffee, green — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.