Millet yields in Malawi
Malawi: Millet yields was 0.7261 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Malawi, 1978–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7261 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Malawi peaked at 0.8529 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1491 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Malawi 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5306 tonnes per hectare | 0.1491 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4939 tonnes per hectare | 0.2315 tonnes per hectare | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5991 tonnes per hectare | 0.3877 tonnes per hectare | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6666 tonnes per hectare | 0.3775 tonnes per hectare | 0.8509 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7392 tonnes per hectare | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.8529 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 69 Nigeria 0.8158 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8031 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Benin 0.732 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6699 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Togo 0.5957 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Mozambique 0.5937 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 millet yields in Malawi?
- Millet yields in Malawi was 0.7261 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 millet yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8529 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1491 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for millet yields?
- Malawi ranks 72nd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.