Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi
Malawi: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.1534 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1534 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 207.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Malawi peaked at 0.1542 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0228 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 12th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.052 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0525 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | +88.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0775 ha per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0782 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0919 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1534 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0358 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1534 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× 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 | +88.0% | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +55.5% | 0.0498 ha per square kilometre | 0.0775 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -46.3% | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +41.5% | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | 0.1542 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Pakistan 0.1758 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Belgium 0.1679 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Palestine 0.1678 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guinea 0.1502 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Rwanda 0.1417 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 North Macedonia 0.1342 ha per square kilometre compare
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 0.1534 ha per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.1542 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.