Corn yields in Malawi
Malawi: Corn yields was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Malawi is 2 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Malawi peaked at 2.65 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4802 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Malawi 116th out of 170 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.8725 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4802 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.8093 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 113 Djibouti 2.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 114 Nigeria 2.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 1.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 119 Afghanistan 1.93 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Malawi?
- Corn yields in Malawi was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4802 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for corn yields?
- Malawi ranks 116th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.