Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0127 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi is 0.0127 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0159 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Malawi 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0159 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0155 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0151 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0147 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0143 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0143 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0142 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0141 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0145 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0132 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0128 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.012 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0116 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0105 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.008 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.008 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 ha per person | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.013 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0127 ha per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0127 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Fruit Primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.