Coffee, green — Yield in Malawi
Malawi: Coffee, green — Yield was 2,983 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Yield in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee, green — yield in Malawi is 2,983 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — yield in Malawi peaked at 3,151 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 231.9 kg/ha, in 1969.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee, green — Yield in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 417.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 495 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 460 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 443.3 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 426.7 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 415 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 377.5 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 362.5 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 231.9 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1970 | 375.7 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 1971 | 382.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 246 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 1973 | 467.5 kg/ha | +90.0% |
| 1974 | 568.2 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 888.4 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 1976 | 676.9 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1977 | 676.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 642.9 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 642.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 666.7 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 666.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 680 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 712.5 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 930 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 1,160 kg/ha | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 1,154 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,242 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1,029 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 1,443 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 1990 | 1,404 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,471 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,569 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1,260 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 1,260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,254 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,230 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,230 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,200 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,180 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,086 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 960 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 921.5 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,038 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 697.4 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 787.3 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 995.7 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 935.3 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 863.1 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1,837 kg/ha | +112.8% |
| 2010 | 1,474 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 1,428 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,458 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,463 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,518 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,683 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 1,683 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,877 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 2,335 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 2,216 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2,571 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 3,135 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 3,151 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,820 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 2,983 kg/ha | +5.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,983 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 714.7 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,983 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.8 kg/ha, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +112.8% | 863.1 kg/ha | 1,837 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +90.0% | 246 kg/ha | 467.5 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +62.0% | 231.9 kg/ha | 375.7 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 403.27 kg/ha | 231.9 kg/ha | 495 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 556.79 kg/ha | 246 kg/ha | 888.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 968.24 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,443 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,306 kg/ha | 1,180 kg/ha | 1,569 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,012 kg/ha | 697.4 kg/ha | 1,837 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,713 kg/ha | 1,428 kg/ha | 2,335 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,932 kg/ha | 2,571 kg/ha | 3,151 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 China, mainland 3,564 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 2,970 kg/ha compare
- 2 China 3,471 kg/ha compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,907 kg/ha compare
- 4 Malaysia 2,072 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 1,056 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 918.2 kg/ha compare
- 5 Martinique 1,897 kg/ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1,743 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 coffee, green — yield in Malawi?
- Coffee, green — yield in Malawi was 2,983 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — yield recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,151 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — yield recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 231.9 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Malawi rank for coffee, green — yield?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — yield rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. 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 — 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.