Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Lentils, dry — Area harvested was 2,343 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,343 ha for lentils, dry — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 2,700 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 600 ha, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 31st of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 900 ha | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 600 ha | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 677 ha | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 700 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 900 ha | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 977 ha | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 800 ha | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 973 ha | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 900 ha | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,250 ha | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 1,900 ha | +52.0% |
| 2004 | 2,200 ha | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 2,700 ha | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 1,900 ha | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 1,930 ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,958 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,812 ha | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1,828 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,828 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,668 ha | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1,484 ha | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1,390 ha | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,206 ha | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 1,338 ha | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1,341 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,087 ha | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 2,592 ha | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 2,092 ha | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 2,225 ha | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 2,343 ha | +5.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,343 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,343 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,343 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,227 ha, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 865.4 ha | 600 ha | 1,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,771 ha | 900 ha | 2,700 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,580 ha | 1,206 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,268 ha | 2,087 ha | 2,592 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- 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)
- 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 lentils, dry — area harvested in Malawi?
- Lentils, dry — area harvested in Malawi was 2,343 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,700 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 ha in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for lentils, dry — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, published as part of Lentils, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.