Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 752,052 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Malawi is 752,052 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 869,848 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103,442 ha, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199,066 ha | — |
| 1962 | 230,232 ha | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 239,518 ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 225,160 ha | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 245,074 ha | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 260,818 ha | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 285,734 ha | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 266,469 ha | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 276,712 ha | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 277,716 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 310,760 ha | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 307,718 ha | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 300,125 ha | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 304,272 ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 284,904 ha | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 291,666 ha | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 296,150 ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 292,550 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 292,100 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 290,400 ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 294,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 288,600 ha | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 184,870 ha | -35.9% |
| 1984 | 202,068 ha | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 203,303 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 235,281 ha | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 249,993 ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 225,461 ha | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 195,258 ha | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 103,442 ha | -47.0% |
| 1991 | 139,122 ha | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 135,116 ha | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 128,607 ha | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 151,362 ha | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 186,580 ha | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 186,005 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 184,740 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 192,922 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 231,588 ha | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 217,659 ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 237,628 ha | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 262,062 ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 337,222 ha | +28.7% |
| 2004 | 367,425 ha | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 416,640 ha | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 389,763 ha | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 409,262 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 420,948 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 450,809 ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 432,157 ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 459,586 ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 725,332 ha | +57.8% |
| 2013 | 679,596 ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 665,848 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 650,972 ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 618,137 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 652,544 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 660,546 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 869,848 ha | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 739,325 ha | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 694,761 ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 750,956 ha | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 725,800 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 752,052 ha | +3.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 752,052 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 322,934 ha, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 752,052 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247,643 ha | 199,066 ha | 285,734 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 295,796 ha | 277,716 ha | 310,760 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 237,013 ha | 184,870 ha | 294,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,948 ha | 103,442 ha | 231,588 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,942 ha | 217,659 ha | 450,809 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 641,457 ha | 432,157 ha | 869,848 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 732,579 ha | 694,761 ha | 752,052 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 47 Uzbekistan 994,851 ha compare
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- 52 Bangladesh 638,820 ha compare
- 53 Mexico 629,470 ha compare
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, oil equivalent — area harvested in Malawi?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Malawi was 752,052 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 869,848 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,442 ha in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, Oil 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.