Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi
Malawi: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0007 ha per person for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2024.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malawi peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2012.
That places Malawi 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +82.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | +37.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +82.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2014 | +51.2% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 1997 | -47.4% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2019 | +37.8% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malawi?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malawi was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.