Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0346 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0346 ha per person.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0644 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 ha per person, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 54th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0518 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0586 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0595 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0544 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.058 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0603 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0644 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0582 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0601 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0592 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0643 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0621 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0594 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0585 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0534 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0531 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0523 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0499 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0479 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0458 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0448 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0422 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0258 ha per person | -38.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0271 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0294 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0298 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0254 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0209 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0105 ha per person | -49.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0122 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0146 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0177 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0207 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0202 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0218 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0274 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0291 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0293 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0299 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0299 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0289 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0299 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 ha per person | +53.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0418 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0398 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0379 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.035 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.036 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 ha per person | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0345 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0342 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0346 ha per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0584 ha per person | 0.0518 ha per person | 0.0644 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.056 ha per person | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0643 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0318 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 0.0458 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0322 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 ha per person | 0.0289 ha per person | 0.0459 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 ha per person | 0.0342 ha per person | 0.0376 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0346 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0644 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.