Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Malawi

Malawi: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested was 42,505 ha in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
42,505 ha
Change on year
up 78.7%
World rank
44th
of 133 countries
All-time high
252,679 ha
in 2012
All-time low
23,788 ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 41 Kenya 49,572 ha compare
  2. 42 Russian Federation 48,247 ha compare
  3. 43 Guinea 48,154 ha compare
  4. 45 Sudan (former) 42,000 ha compare
  5. 46 Madagascar 38,779 ha compare
  6. 47 Belarus 35,500 ha compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested in Malawi?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” area harvested recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 252,679 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23,788 ha in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” area harvested?
Malawi ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent β€” 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 β€” Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent β€” Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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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.