Pulses — Production in Malawi
Malawi: Pulses — Production was 818 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Production in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 818 1000 t for pulses — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — production in Malawi peaked at 818 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 460 1000 t, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 27th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 460 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 547 1000 t | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 564 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 622 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 676 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 658 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 640 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 777 1000 t | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 727 1000 t | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 726 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 788 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 771 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 770 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 818 1000 t | +6.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 818 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 154 1000 t, 5.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 818 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100 1000 t, 8.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 639.7 1000 t | 460 1000 t | 777 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 786.75 1000 t | 770 1000 t | 818 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 24 Argentina 942 1000 t compare
- 25 Uganda 910 1000 t compare
- 26 Poland 842 1000 t compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 808 1000 t compare
- 29 Bangladesh 738 1000 t compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 712 1000 t 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 pulses — production in Malawi?
- Pulses — production in Malawi was 818 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 818 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for pulses — production?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — production rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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, published as part of Pulses — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.