Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested was 144 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Malawi, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Malawi stood at 144 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 197 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 143 ha, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 13th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 160 ha | — |
| 1986 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 163 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 197 ha | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 196 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 194 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 193 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 192 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 191 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 189 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 188 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 186 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 184 ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 183 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 181 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 179 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 177 ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 179 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 170 ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 160 ha | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 172 ha | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 161 ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 154 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 146 ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 154 ha | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 151 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 148 ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 150 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 156 ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 147 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 144 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 143 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 144 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 160 ha | 160 ha | 160 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 188.9 ha | 163 ha | 197 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.3 ha | 160 ha | 184 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.6 ha | 146 ha | 172 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.8 ha | 143 ha | 156 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Ethiopia 410 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia PDR 353 ha compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 223 ha compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 94 ha compare
- 15 Kenya 89 ha compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51 ha 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Malawi?
- Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Malawi was 144 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 197 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 ha in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — 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.