Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 748,219 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Malawi stood at 748,219 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 865,900 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100,458 ha, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,366 ha | — |
| 1962 | 223,012 ha | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 231,918 ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 217,560 ha | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 237,474 ha | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 253,018 ha | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 277,234 ha | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 256,669 ha | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 271,512 ha | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 274,116 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 305,560 ha | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 302,918 ha | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 297,225 ha | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 300,772 ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 282,239 ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 289,066 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 293,800 ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 290,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 289,000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 287,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 292,200 ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 285,800 ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 181,970 ha | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 199,068 ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 200,303 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 232,281 ha | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 246,993 ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 222,461 ha | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 192,158 ha | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 100,458 ha | -47.7% |
| 1991 | 136,659 ha | +36.0% |
| 1992 | 132,316 ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 125,507 ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 148,362 ha | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 183,480 ha | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 182,805 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 181,640 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 189,722 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 228,288 ha | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 214,353 ha | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 234,365 ha | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 258,810 ha | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 333,983 ha | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 364,075 ha | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 413,240 ha | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 386,451 ha | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 405,856 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 417,458 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 447,266 ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 428,504 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 455,986 ha | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 721,582 ha | +58.2% |
| 2013 | 675,796 ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 662,072 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 647,056 ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 614,306 ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 648,611 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 656,621 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 865,900 ha | +31.9% |
| 2020 | 735,411 ha | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 690,861 ha | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 747,105 ha | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 721,958 ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 748,219 ha | +3.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 748,219 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 322,934 ha, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 748,219 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240,085 ha | 192,366 ha | 277,234 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 292,490 ha | 274,116 ha | 305,560 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 234,043 ha | 181,970 ha | 292,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,924 ha | 100,458 ha | 228,288 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,586 ha | 214,353 ha | 447,266 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 637,643 ha | 428,504 ha | 865,900 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 728,711 ha | 690,861 ha | 748,219 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Malawi?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Malawi was 748,219 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 865,900 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,458 ha in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.