Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi
Malawi: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 1.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.75 million
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
61st
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2021
All-time low
876,100
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.75 million for index of cereal production yield and land use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi peaked at 2.11 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 876,100, in 1962.
Malawi ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 878,200 | — |
| 1962 | 876,100 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 890,561 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 898,056 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.11 million | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 1.13 million | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 972,100 | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 1.17 million | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.12 million | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.20 million | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 1.26 million | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 1.31 million | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.27 million | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 1.17 million | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.24 million | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.29 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.43 million | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.43 million | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.44 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.67 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.07 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million | -15.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.75 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.75 million, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.75 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -27.7% | 1.93 million | 1.39 million |
| 2008 | +27.7% | 1.39 million | 1.78 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million | 876,100 | 1.18 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million | 1.12 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 million | 1.05 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million | 1.24 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.39 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million | 1.84 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million | 1.75 million | 2.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Malawi was 1.75 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 876,100 in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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