Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Malawi
Malawi: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Malawi is 0.0185 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.052 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.005 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Malawi 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0489 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.05 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0448 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0478 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0476 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0511 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0476 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0509 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0481 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.052 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0507 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0478 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0465 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0452 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0439 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0445 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.043 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0415 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0399 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0384 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0207 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0178 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0223 ha per person | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0253 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0201 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 0.005 ha per person | -66.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 ha per person | +40.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 ha per person | +37.1% |
| 1998 | 0.013 ha per person | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0149 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0185 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.019 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.019 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0199 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0226 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0217 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 ha per person | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0205 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0203 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.021 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.019 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0185 ha per person | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -66.8% | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person |
| 1994 | +58.0% | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0428 ha per person | 0.0511 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0463 ha per person | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.052 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0399 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0276 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0185 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.