Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0347 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0347 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0664 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 ha per person, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 58th of 165 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0536 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0605 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0614 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0563 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0621 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0664 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0604 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0612 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0599 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0654 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0631 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.06 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0592 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0539 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0536 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0527 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0504 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0485 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0463 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0453 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0426 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0262 ha per person | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0276 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0267 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0298 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0301 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0258 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0213 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.018 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0175 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.021 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0221 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0277 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0324 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0301 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0313 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0291 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0301 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0462 ha per person | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 0.042 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0401 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0381 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0362 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0357 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0457 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0378 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0347 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0365 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0347 ha per person | +1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0347 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0246 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0347 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +53.4% | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.0462 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0602 ha per person | 0.0536 ha per person | 0.0664 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0567 ha per person | 0.0485 ha per person | 0.0654 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0463 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0272 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 0.0324 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 ha per person | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0462 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0356 ha per person | 0.0344 ha per person | 0.0378 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0347 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil 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.