Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 42,505 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malawi stood at 42,505 ha.
The figure is up 78.7% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 252,679 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23,788 ha, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 44th of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,066 ha | — |
| 1962 | 37,612 ha | +10.4% |
| 1963 | 37,518 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 39,060 ha | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 41,974 ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 53,618 ha | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 57,434 ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 46,299 ha | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 38,212 ha | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 49,216 ha | +28.8% |
| 1971 | 54,160 ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 50,618 ha | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 53,625 ha | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 54,872 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 38,639 ha | -29.6% |
| 1976 | 40,766 ha | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 40,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 36,500 ha | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 34,500 ha | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 32,500 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 37,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 30,500 ha | -18.7% |
| 1983 | 33,097 ha | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 51,559 ha | +55.8% |
| 1985 | 61,324 ha | +18.9% |
| 1986 | 52,410 ha | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 35,004 ha | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 44,142 ha | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 48,241 ha | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 49,070 ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 59,191 ha | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 58,681 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 54,191 ha | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 37,993 ha | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 76,169 ha | +100.5% |
| 1996 | 79,573 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 71,184 ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 45,577 ha | -36.0% |
| 1999 | 53,656 ha | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 40,822 ha | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 47,777 ha | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 47,223 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 44,167 ha | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 63,913 ha | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 88,985 ha | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 62,683 ha | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 61,123 ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 70,276 ha | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 84,330 ha | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 47,789 ha | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 60,196 ha | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 252,679 ha | +319.8% |
| 2013 | 185,098 ha | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 149,830 ha | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 123,598 ha | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 79,064 ha | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 41,692 ha | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 44,774 ha | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 36,902 ha | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 83,109 ha | +125.2% |
| 2021 | 33,470 ha | -59.7% |
| 2022 | 34,470 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 23,788 ha | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 42,505 ha | +78.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 42,505 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 40,642 ha, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 42,505 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +319.8% | 60,196 ha | 252,679 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,866 ha | 34,066 ha | 57,434 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 45,340 ha | 34,500 ha | 54,872 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,628 ha | 30,500 ha | 61,324 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,528 ha | 37,993 ha | 79,573 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,130 ha | 40,822 ha | 88,985 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,162 ha | 36,902 ha | 252,679 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,468 ha | 23,788 ha | 83,109 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Kenya 49,572 ha compare
- 42 Russian Federation 48,247 ha compare
- 43 Guinea 48,154 ha compare
- 45 Sudan (former) 42,000 ha compare
- 46 Madagascar 38,779 ha compare
- 47 Belarus 35,500 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malawi?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Malawi was 42,505 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 252,679 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,788 ha in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.