Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre was 4.96 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi is 4.96 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 4.96 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2705 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Malawi 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.35 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 2 t per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1968 | 1.79 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 2.28 t per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 2.33 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.95 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.88 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 1.76 t per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6608 t per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3935 t per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6099 t per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2705 t per square kilometre | -55.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5838 t per square kilometre | +115.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3251 t per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3365 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4277 t per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7515 t per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 2.15 t per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 2.78 t per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 2.58 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.16 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.45 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.04 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 2.92 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1 t per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 3.65 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8 t per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.27 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 4.96 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5349 t per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.96 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4075 t per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +115.8% | 0.2705 t per square kilometre | 0.5838 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 t per square kilometre | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 2.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 t per square kilometre | 0.6608 t per square kilometre | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6169 t per square kilometre | 0.2705 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 t per square kilometre | 1.3 t per square kilometre | 2.92 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 t per square kilometre | 2.92 t per square kilometre | 4.8 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.59 t per square kilometre | 4.27 t per square kilometre | 4.96 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
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- 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 4.96 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2705 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.