Groundnut yields in Malawi
Malawi: Groundnut yields was 0.875 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.875 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
88th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.3216 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Malawi is 0.875 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Malawi peaked at 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3216 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Malawi 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7987 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8011 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.801 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8591 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8048 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7829 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6798 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8716 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8877 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7705 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6904 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6904 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6904 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.696 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.708 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7033 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7134 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8782 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.941 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7745 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7991 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.446 tonnes per hectare | -44.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7699 tonnes per hectare | +72.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8217 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | -51.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | +127.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare | -64.3% |
| 1995 | 0.355 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5633 tonnes per hectare | +58.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7075 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7714 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7232 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8558 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7674 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8266 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7036 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5682 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8303 tonnes per hectare | +46.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9139 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7429 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9917 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8506 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8621 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9885 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.875 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.875 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 | +127.7% | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +72.6% | 0.446 tonnes per hectare | 0.7699 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | -64.3% | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | 0.7829 tonnes per hectare | 0.8591 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7337 tonnes per hectare | 0.6798 tonnes per hectare | 0.8877 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7364 tonnes per hectare | 0.446 tonnes per hectare | 0.941 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | 0.3216 tonnes per hectare | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8234 tonnes per hectare | 0.5682 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9403 tonnes per hectare | 0.7429 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Malawi?
- Groundnut yields in Malawi was 0.875 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3216 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for groundnut yields?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.