Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8551 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.8551 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 2.74 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +169.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4031 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4243 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4455 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4455 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4561 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3413 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3351 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5013 ha per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3638 ha per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5722 ha per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 1992 | 0.273 ha per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4315 ha per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4348 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7264 ha per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8257 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 1999 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2003 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6216 ha per square kilometre | -77.3% |
| 2015 | 0.654 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6686 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7064 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7227 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7458 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7754 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.811 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8194 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8551 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8551 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 17.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8551 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 14.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +169.2% | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | 0.3712 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -77.3% | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.6216 ha per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +67.1% | 0.4348 ha per square kilometre | 0.7264 ha per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -52.3% | 0.5722 ha per square kilometre | 0.273 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +58.0% | 0.273 ha per square kilometre | 0.4315 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +57.3% | 0.3638 ha per square kilometre | 0.5722 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1179 ha per square kilometre | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3044 ha per square kilometre | 0.1379 ha per square kilometre | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4201 ha per square kilometre | 0.3351 ha per square kilometre | 0.5013 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8019 ha per square kilometre | 0.273 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 0.6216 ha per square kilometre | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8152 ha per square kilometre | 0.7754 ha per square kilometre | 0.8551 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.8551 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.