Pea yields in Malawi
Malawi: Pea yields was 0.8784 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pea yields in Malawi, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.8784 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Malawi peaked at 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4286 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Malawi 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Pea yields in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1998 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5567 tonnes per hectare | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7188 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7407 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +187.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -65.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5517 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7925 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7636 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7547 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9318 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7726 tonnes per hectare | -46.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8283 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8562 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9033 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8968 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8736 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8784 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8784 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8784 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8784 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +187.5% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4622 tonnes per hectare | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.742 tonnes per hectare | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8456 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8817 tonnes per hectare | 0.8562 tonnes per hectare | 0.9033 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 pea yields in Malawi?
- Pea yields in Malawi was 0.8784 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4286 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for pea yields?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.