Millet yields in Malawi
Malawi: Millet yields was 0.7261 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7261 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
72nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8529 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.1491 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
47
1978–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1979 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1491 tonnes per hectare | -77.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5421 tonnes per hectare | +263.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6076 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5467 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4771 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6091 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6242 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5164 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2315 tonnes per hectare | -55.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare | +172.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4743 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4251 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5584 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6006 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5695 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5974 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6105 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6351 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4643 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3877 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6516 tonnes per hectare | +68.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7186 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5115 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.71 tonnes per hectare | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7649 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8053 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8509 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6648 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3775 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 0.634 tonnes per hectare | +67.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5774 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8529 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7309 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.706 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7261 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7261 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7261 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +263.6% | 0.1491 tonnes per hectare | 0.5421 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +172.2% | 0.2315 tonnes per hectare | 0.6301 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.