Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0693 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0693 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.249 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0693 ha per person, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 14th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2153 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2102 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2074 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2024 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.249 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1966 | 0.243 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2008 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2421 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2362 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2158 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.221 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2257 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2298 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2159 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1891 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1837 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1781 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1979 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1926 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1548 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1688 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.177 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1658 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1601 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1503 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1509 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1426 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1388 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1385 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1408 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1414 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.135 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.129 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1111 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1211 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.12 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1168 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1198 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1239 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1268 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1248 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1253 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1328 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.123 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1179 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1336 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0895 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1143 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1118 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1144 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1098 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.105 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1037 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1026 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0981 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0953 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0956 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.091 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0911 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0902 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0928 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0882 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0848 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0693 ha per person | -18.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0693 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0693 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 | -33.0% | 0.1336 ha per person | 0.0895 ha per person |
| 2008 | +27.6% | 0.0895 ha per person | 0.1143 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2229 ha per person | 0.2008 ha per person | 0.249 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.205 ha per person | 0.1781 ha per person | 0.2298 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1548 ha per person | 0.1385 ha per person | 0.177 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1259 ha per person | 0.1111 ha per person | 0.1414 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 ha per person | 0.0895 ha per person | 0.1336 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1007 ha per person | 0.091 ha per person | 0.1144 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0851 ha per person | 0.0693 ha per person | 0.0928 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0693 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0693 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.